118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 934To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Last action Dec 18, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 9, 2023
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Referred
Mar 9, 2023
Agriculture · Natural Resources
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Committee
Sep 20, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill sets out requirements for wildfire suppression and management activities carried out by the Forest Service. These requirements apply to Forest Service land that (1) has a severe, extreme, or exceptional drought intensity rating; (2) has a National Wildland Fire Preparedness level of 5 (i.e., the highest level of wildland fire activity); or (3) is located in a fireshed ranked in the top 10% of wildfire exposure. Within 24 hours of detecting a wildfire on covered Forest Service land, the service must use all available resources to extinguish the wildfire. Additionally, the service may not inhibit the firefighting activities of state and local agencies that are authorized to respond...

Provisions · 1 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 10 actions
Dec 18, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-924, Part I.
Sep 20, 2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Sep 20, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 20, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 23, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.