3.0.0 3534 2023-01-11T13:49:33Z 2023-01-11T13:49:33Z House HR 2021-05-25 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 3534.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18[Page H2668]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-07T20:50:38Z Referred to 2021-05-25T16:05:10Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-05T13:19:34Z Referred to 2021-05-25T16:05:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2021-05-26T19:48:15Z Referred to 2021-05-25T16:05:25Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2021-05-26T14:18:23Z Referred to 2021-05-25T16:05:15Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-05-25T16:05:30Z Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 117 1855 S 2021-05-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 117 2806 S 2021-10-21 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2021-07-07 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2021-07-05 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2021-05-26 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2021-05-26 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2021-05-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-05-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-05-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2021-05-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2021-05-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2021-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2021-05-25 True H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2021-05-25 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2021-05-25 True C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2021-05-25 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2021-05-25 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2021-05-25 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Aquatic ecology Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Agriculture Disaster relief and insurance Ecology Economic development Educational facilities and institutions Educational guidance Electric power generation and transmission Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental education Executive agency funding and structure Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Health facilities and institutions Land use and conservation Military facilities and property Photography and imaging Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Public utilities and utility rates Public-private cooperation Roads and highways Teaching, teachers, curricula Technology transfer and commercialization Vocational and technical education Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-05-25 Introduced in House 2021-09-26T15:55:17Z Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021

This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall select landscape-scale forest restoration projects to implement on National Forest System land and on land adjoining National Forest System land. USDA shall establish a pilot program under which USDA may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to implement and monitor such projects.

The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical infrastructure and microgrids, including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities (e.g., hospitals) through the use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage.

USDA and the Department of the Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk.

USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management.

]]> Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 Display Title Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3534ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3534ih.xml 2021-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.