Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-836
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Emergency planning and evacuation

Fires

Forests, forestry, trees
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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,&nbsp;and (2) report on the results of the evaluation to Congress.</p><p>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.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 836 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry AN ACT To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 . 2. Container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS) (a) Evaluation Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker Board, shall jointly conduct an evaluation of the container aerial firefighting system to assess the use of such system to mitigate and suppress wildfires. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker Board, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees a report that includes the results of the evaluation required under subsection (a). (c) Appropriate committees defined In this section, the term appropriate committees means— (1) the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 836 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 . 2. Container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS) (a) Evaluation Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker Board, shall jointly conduct an evaluation of the container aerial firefighting system to assess the use of such system to mitigate and suppress wildfires. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker Board, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees a report that includes the results of the evaluation required under subsection (a). (c) Appropriate committees defined In this section, the term appropriate committees means— (1) the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 836 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2025 Mr. Valadao (for himself and Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 . 2. Container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS) (a) Evaluation Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker Board, shall jointly conduct an evaluation of the container aerial firefighting system to assess the use of such system to mitigate and suppress wildfires. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker Board, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees a report that includes the results of the evaluation required under subsection (a). (c) Appropriate committees defined In this section, the term appropriate committees means— (1) the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.