National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 10, 2025)
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.
What just happenedSep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.
Who’s behind it
- Reported to SenateSep 17, 2026
- Introduced in SenateJun 10, 2025
- Sep 17, 2026Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.
- Sep 17, 2026Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Sep 17, 2026Committee14000
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Dec 17, 2025Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Jun 10, 2025IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Jun 10, 2025IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate