119th Congress

S. 3149

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

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Sponsor: Ben Ray Luján(D-NM)
Introduced: Nov 6, 2025
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Official text: Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (2)

Original cosponsors (2)

Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
Deb Fischer (R-NE)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for matching federal funds in fire recovery projects. Specifically, USDA may waive cost-sharing requirements for projects responding to fires resulting from management activities (e.g., controlled burns) conducted by USDA on National Forest System land.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

Nov 6, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate