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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCLINTOCK:H.R. 934.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2The single subject of this legislation is:To require immediate suppression of wildfires on NationalForest System lands.[Page H828]
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H. Rept. 118-924
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-924, Part I.
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
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H.R. 934, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61056
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 20, 2023
Agriculture and Food
- Emergency planning and evacuation
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- Fires
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- First responders and emergency personnel
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- Forests, forestry, trees
2023-06-20T14:00:25Z
Agriculture and Food
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00
2023-02-09
Introduced in House
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This bill sets out requirements for wildfire suppression and management activities carried out by the Forest Service.
These requirements apply to Forest Service land that (1) has a severe, extreme, or exceptional drought intensity rating; (2) has a National Wildland Fire Preparedness level of 5 (i.e., the highest level of wildland fire activity); or (3) is located in a fireshed ranked in the top 10% of wildfire exposure.
Within 24 hours of detecting a wildfire on covered Forest Service land, the service must use all available resources to extinguish the wildfire. Additionally, the service may not inhibit the firefighting activities of state and local agencies that are authorized to respond to wildfires on covered Forest Service land.
Further, the service may not initiate a backfire or burnout as part of a fire suppression strategy unless it is ordered by the responsible incident commander or is necessary to protect the health and safety of firefighting personnel. The service must use all available resources to control any initiated fire until it is extinguished.
The bill also limits the service's use of prescribed fires (i.e., the controlled application of fire by a team of experts under specified weather conditions to restore health to ecosystems that depend on fire). The service must comply with all applicable laws and regulations concerning prescribed fires and must immediately suppress a prescribed fire that exceeds its prescription.

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.
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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.
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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in House
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