119th Congress
H.R. 527
Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Brittany Pettersen(D-CO)
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Emergency Management
- Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
Added later (2)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) · Mar 11, 2025
- Ami Bera (D-CA) · Jun 18, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025
This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a competitive grant program to fund satellite monitoring of wildfires. The entities eligible to receive the grants are state foresters, emergency managers, and equivalent state officials. Grant recipients must use the funds for purchasing and integrating satellite data on wildfire monitoring and for using the data to detect and manage wildfires.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House