Military Support for Fighting Wildfires Act

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Bill Number

HR 5560

Introduced

Oct 12, 2021

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Topics

Armed Forces and National Security

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Summary

Military Support for Fighting Wildfires Act

This bill addresses the role of the Department of Defense (DOD) in wildfire emergency response, including by authorizing DOD to implement the FireGuard Program to aggregate, analyze, and assess multi-source remote sensing information for interagency partnerships in the detection and monitoring of wildfires.

Actions

Oct 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Oct 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Oct 12, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Oct 12, 2021

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1088)
Oct 12, 2021

Introduced in House

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