H.R. 10061 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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, Aug 6, 2026
119th Congress
2nd SessionH. R. 10061
2nd SessionH. R. 10061
A BILL
Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
In the HouseNo vote yet
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Aug 6, 2026: “Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.”
Sections
Sections · 1
Division A — RESILIENT LANDSCAPES · Title I — NATIONAL PRESCRIBED FIRE PROGRAM · 12
- Sec. 11001DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 11101Definition of prescribed fireNo change
- Sec. 11102Prescribed fire fundingNo change
- Sec. 11103Policies and practicesNo change
- Sec. 11104Collaborative prescribed fire programNo change
- Sec. 11201Cooperative agreements and contractsNo change
- Sec. 11202Human resourcesNo change
- Sec. 11203Liability of prescribed fire managersNo change
- Sec. 11204Environmental reviewNo change
- Sec. 11205Prescribed fire education programNo change
- Sec. 11301Annual reports to National Fire Planning and Operations DatabaseNo change
- Sec. 11302Annual implementation reportNo change
Division A — RESILIENT LANDSCAPES · Title II — RESTORATION, RECOVERY, AND REFORESTATION · 18
- Sec. 12101Collaborative forest landscape restoration program reauthorizationNo change
- Sec. 12102Joint Chiefs landscape restoration partnership programNo change
- Sec. 12103Contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activitiesNo change
- Sec. 12104Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration ProgramNo change
- Sec. 12105Emergency forest watershed programNo change
- Sec. 12106Nursery and seed orchard supportNo change
- Sec. 12107Requirements related to payment timing for certain programs addressing wildfire damagesNo change
- Sec. 12108Permits and agreements with electrical utilitiesNo change
- Sec. 12109Post-fire management and recoveryNo change
- Sec. 12110Long-term burned area rehabilitation accountNo change
- Sec. 12111Prize for wildfire-related invasive species reductionNo change
- Sec. 12112Protection of inventoried roadless areasNo change
- Sec. 12201DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 12202Implementation of 10-year national wildfire planNo change
- Sec. 12203Selection and implementation of landscape-scale forest restoration projectsNo change
- Sec. 12204Youth and conservation corps assistance with projects under the planNo change
- Sec. 12205Ecosystem restoration grant fund through national fish and wildlife foundationNo change
- Sec. 12206Report on 10-year national wildfire plan implementationNo change
Division B — FIRE-ADAPTED COMMUNITIES · Title I — COMMUNITY PROTECTION AND HOME HARDENING · 11
- Sec. 21101Updating list of at-risk communitiesNo change
- Sec. 21102Amendment to community wildfire defense grant program to allow structure hardeningNo change
- Sec. 21103Additional amounts for community wildfire defense grant programNo change
- Sec. 21104Improvements to grant programs for community wildfire risk reduction and postfire recovery effortsNo change
- Sec. 21105Improvements to FEMA programsNo change
- Sec. 21106Individual household disaster mitigation programNo change
- Sec. 21201Community protection and resilience reportNo change
- Sec. 21202Community wildfire resilience and insurance coverage studyNo change
- Sec. 21203Shrubland wildfire mitigation studyNo change
- Sec. 21204Emergency authorities reportNo change
- Sec. 21205Wildland fire performance metricsNo change
Division B — FIRE-ADAPTED COMMUNITIES · Title II — EFFECTIVE WILDFIRE RESPONSE AND TECHNOLOGY · 13
- Sec. 22001Monitoring wildfires by satelliteNo change
- Sec. 22002Requirements relating to certain fire suppression cost share agreementsNo change
- Sec. 22003Wildfire Science and Technology Advisory BoardNo change
- Sec. 22004Improvements to wildfire forage loss programsNo change
- Sec. 22005Joint Office of the Fire Environment CenterNo change
- Sec. 22006Interagency data collaboration environmentNo change
- Sec. 22007Study on wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundariesNo change
- Sec. 22008Quadrennial fire reviewNo change
- Sec. 22009The Wildland Dynamic Risk Mapping ProgramNo change
- Sec. 22010Report on radio communicationsNo change
- Sec. 22011Resilience accelerator demonstration programNo change
- Sec. 22012Wildfire detection equipmentNo change
- Sec. 22013Research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applicationsNo change
Division B — FIRE-ADAPTED COMMUNITIES · Title III — WILDFIRE SMOKE AND PUBLIC HEALTH · 2
Division C — AGENCY MODERNIZATION AND FIREFIGHTER SAFETY · Title I — WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT · 4
Division C — AGENCY MODERNIZATION AND FIREFIGHTER SAFETY · Title II — STAFF SAFETY AND SUPPORT · 10
- Sec. 32101Special limitations on pay for wildland firefightersNo change
- Sec. 32102Rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefightingNo change
- Sec. 32103Health provisionsNo change
- Sec. 32104Retirement for firefightersNo change
- Sec. 32105Pay parity for Federal structural firefightersNo change
- Sec. 32106Pay adjustments and other mattersNo change
- Sec. 32107Wildland fire management casualty assistance programNo change
- Sec. 32108Continuing accrual of service for firefightersNo change
- Sec. 32201Prohibition on reductions in force and involuntary separations at Department of the Interior and United States Forest ServiceNo change
- Sec. 32202Prohibition on closure of forest service research and development facilitiesNo change