Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023
Latest action · Sep 13, 2023 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2023
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023
This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires and report to Congress.
The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant, which increases the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2023 to May 31, 2023; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 31, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | May 31, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Mike Garcia | May 31, 2023 |
Committees 3
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 May 16, 2023Discharged Jun 13, 2023Markup Jun 13, 2023Reported Sep 8, 2023 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 22, 2023Hearings May 23, 2023Discharged Jun 13, 2023 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 16, 2023Discharged Sep 8, 2023 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2023 | |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Sep 13, 2023 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2023Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sep 12, 2023Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 12, 2023Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4253-4255)
- Sep 12, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3389.
- Sep 12, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4253)
- Sep 12, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 8, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-187, Part I.
- Sep 8, 2023Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Sep 8, 2023Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 150.
- Jun 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
- Jun 13, 2023Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Jun 13, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 13, 2023Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 23, 2023Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 16, 2023Introduced in House
- May 16, 2023Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4253–H4255Text printed H4253 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, David G. Valadao R-CA, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ | Sep 12, 2023 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 10, 2023H.R. 3389, Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 13, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 82, May 16, 2023, page H2378.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-18 | MEMBER DAY1,004 pages | Agriculture Committee | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Serial No. 118-30 | H.R. 188; H.R. 934; H.R. 1450; H.R. 1726; H.R. 3389; H.R. 3396; H.R. 3499; H.R. 3522; AND H.R.____, ‘‘FOREST SERVICE FLEXIBLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS ACT OF 2023’’72 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 23, 2023 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2023Referred in Senate
- Sep 12, 2023Engrossed in House
- Sep 8, 2023Reported in House
- May 16, 2023Introduced 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.
