Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
Latest action · Aug 2, 2022 Received in the Senate.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 27, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
This bill provides for measures to mitigate wildfires, drought, and other natural and human disasters.
Among the bill's other provisions, it
- sets a minimum rate of pay for federal wildland firefighters and provides parity in pay, benefits, and bonuses for federal structural firefighters;
- requires implementation of a 10-year National Wildfire Plan;
- establishes the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program;
- requires a plan to sustain the survival of critically important fisheries within certain states during periods of extended drought;
- establishes the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program for the delivery of satellite-based evapotranspiration data to certain data users;
- authorizes the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into agreements for conserved water under specified conditions;
- authorizes, ratifies, and confirms, the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement;
- adds specified land to the Hualapai Reservation;
- establishes a Natural Disaster Grid Mitigation Map that identifies critical electric grid infrastructure in each state that is vulnerable to natural disasters;
- establishes a grant program to award grants to remove nonnative plant species in riparian areas that contribute to drought conditions;
- establishes four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke to carry out research on the effects on public health of smoke emissions from wildland fires;
- establishes a National Disaster Safety Board;
- establishes a National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program;
- establishes a basic training program to increase the capacity of environmental justice communities to address disproportionately adverse human health or environmental effects in their communities.
Recorded votes 4
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 414 | On Passage | Passed218–199 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| House 413 | On Motion to Recommit | Failed200–218 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| House 412 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to296–128 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| House 411 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to223–203 | Jul 29, 2022 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 27, 2021 to Apr 14, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Aug 27, 2021 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Apr 14, 2022 |
Actions 36
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2022Received in the Senate.
- Jul 29, 2022Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5118 as unfinished business.
- Jul 29, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7527-7531)
- Jul 29, 2022Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1254. (consideration: CR H7419-7491; text: CR H7431-7487)
- Jul 29, 2022DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrier amendment No. 2.
Amendments 3
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 45
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 138 | Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act | Related bill | Jun 9, 2022 |
| HR 1066 | Wildfire Recovery Act | Related bill | Sep 14, 2022 |
| HRES 1254 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3771) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consid | Related bill | Jul 26, 2022 |
| S 1952 | Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 27, 2021 |
| S 2423 | Wildfire Smoke Relief Act | Related bill | Jul 21, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2022Received in Senate
- Jul 29, 2022Engrossed in House
- Jul 18, 2022Reported in House
- Aug 27, 2021Introduced in House
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