H.R. 836 · 119th Congress
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
Status: Passed House
- Introduced (done)
- Committee (done)
- Passed House (current)
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Law
Latest action
: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Summary
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to (1) jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires, and (2) report on the results of the evaluation to Congress.
The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant in order to increase the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Actions
- Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H478)
- House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 836.
- House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H478-480)
- House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Introduced in House