National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2021 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedOct 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act
This bill directs the President to establish a National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program to achieve major measurable reductions in the losses of life and property from wildland fires.
This program shall coordinate federal efforts to
- improve the assessment of fire environments and the understanding and prediction of wildland fires, associated smoke, and their impacts;
- develop and encourage the adoption of science-based and cost-effective measures to prevent and mitigate wildland fire and associated smoke impacts; and
- improve the understanding and mitigation of the impacts of climate change and variability on wildland fire risk, frequency, and severity and inform the other goals described here.
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this bill, the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Wildland Fire Risk Reduction to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the program. The committee shall submit a strategic plan for the program to Congress.
The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report to Congress on the progress and performance of the program.
Further, the bill sets forth the responsibilities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Energy with respect to the program.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 28, 2021 to Sep 13, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Oct 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Oct 28, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Oct 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Sep 13, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Oct 28, 2021Markup Nov 16, 2021 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 28, 2021 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Oct 29, 2021 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 16, 2021Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 29, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Oct 28, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 28, 2021Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 24, 2022H.R. 5781, National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on November 16, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 190, October 28, 2021, page H6035.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46911 | Drought in the United States: Science, Policy, and Selected Federal Authorities | Report | Oct 2, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4274 | National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act of 2022 | Related bill | May 19, 2022 |
| HR 5118 | Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act | Related bill | Aug 2, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Computers and information technology
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental education
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land use and conservation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
