Wildfire Recovery Act

Bill: 117-hr-1066
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Natural disasters
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-15
text: 

Wildfire Recovery Act

 
This bill makes changes with respect to the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share shall be not less than 75% of the eligible cost.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct and complete a rulemaking to develop guidelines and a rule that establishes thresholds for cases in which the federal cost share for such grants may be increased. Such thresholds shall use a fire-specific metric to determine fire damage and recommend a federal share adjustment for fire damage that meets the established thresholds.

action_date: 2022-09-13
text: 

Wildfire Recovery Act

 
This bill makes changes with respect to the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share shall be not less than 75% of the eligible cost.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which FEMA may recommend that the President increase the federal cost share. Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses the financial impact to a state or local government from responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being provided.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 328 - 88 (Roll no. 423). (text: CR H7756)
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 328 - 88 (Roll no. 423).
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7779)
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1066.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7756-7757)
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-459.
action_date: 2022-09-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-459.
action_date: 2021-10-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 61 - 3.
action_date: 2021-10-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-10-27
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2021-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-15
text: Introduced in House