Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
Latest action · Jan 4, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
This bill establishes activities to address wildfires.
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish spatial fire management plans before the end of FY2024.
The bill establishes
- accounts in the Treasury for addressing wildfires,
- a program to train and certify citizens who wish to be able to volunteer to assist USDA or Interior during a wildland fire incident,
- a program to award grants to eligible states or units of local government to acquire slip-on tank and pump units for a surge capacity of resources for fire suppression,
- the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of wildfire-related invasive species, and
- the Management of Wildfire-Related Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board.
The bill also
- requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reimburse a state or federal agency for the costs of wildfire suppression as a result of a fire caused by DOD activity,
- requires the Joint Fire Science Program to work with unmanned aircraft test ranges to carry out research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applications,
- requires federal and state disaster preparedness programs to include postdisaster assistance, and
- authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to a state agency to establish and operate a website to provide information relating to postfire recovery funding and resources to a community or an individual impacted by a wildland fire.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2022 to Jul 19, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 19, 2022 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2021 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Dec 24, 2021 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2021 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2022 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2021 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2021 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Dec 21, 2021 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2021 |
| Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee | Referred Dec 20, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Dec 24, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Dec 21, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Dec 20, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2021Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- Dec 20, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 219, December 20, 2021, page H7838.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 482 | Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 21, 2023 |
| S 2404 | Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Dec 15, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Accounting and auditing
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Appropriations
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Aviation and airports
- Budget process
- Community life and organization
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Ecology
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Land use and conservation
- Military education and training
- Military operations and strategy
- Motor vehicles
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research and development
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Transportation safety and security
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 20, 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.
