Senate bill · S. 3149 (119th Congress)

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

U.S. Senate

Latest action Nov 6, 2025

Sponsor: Ben Ray Luján (U.S. Senator for New Mexico, Democratic)

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Summary

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.

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Committee

House Committee on Agriculture · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · U.S. Senate.

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Full history

Nov 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 6, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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