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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
Introduced: Jun 10, 2025
Latest action date: Sep 17, 2026
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jun 10, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to increase the number and size of prescribed fires conducted on federal lands.
For 10 years, Interior and USDA must annually conduct prescribed fires on federal land so that the total acreage where prescribed fires are conducted is 10% greater than the previous fiscal year.
Interior and USDA must establish a collaborative prescribed fire program to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to conduct prescribed fires in priority landscapes.
Interior and USDA may enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, Indian tribes, counties, municipal governments, fire districts, nongovernmental organizations, or private entities to coordinate prescribed fires on federal land.
Interior and USDA must expand employment opportunities for prescribed fire practitioners, including by expanding hazard pay, supporting underrepresented groups, and establishing additional training centers.
To address the public health and safety risk of the expanded use of prescribed fire, the Environmental Protection Agency must coordinate with state, tribal, and local air quality agencies to support the environmental review of wildland fires.
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Air qualityCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIntergovernmental relationsMinority employmentTemporary and part-time employmentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWomen's employment
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
CommitteeSenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.
CalendarsSenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
IntroReferralSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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