Congress 114 - HR 167 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

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Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Disaster relief and insurance Emergency Management Executive agency funding and structure Fires Forests, forestry, trees

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Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2015-FY2022 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior.

If USDA or Interior determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for wildfire suppression operations, the bill requires the relevant department to submit to Congress a request for the funding and a plan for obligating the funds.

The bill also requires the President's budget to include the average costs for wildfire suppression over the previous 10 years.

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Mar 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jan 6, 2015

Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 6, 2015

Introduced in House

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