3.0.0 4852 2026-04-22T08:07:22Z 2026-04-22T08:07:22Z House H HR 2025-08-01 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4852 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARDER of California:H.R. 4852.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H3674]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2025-08-02T21:32:51Z Referred To 2025-08-01T14:01:15Z hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-08-01T14:01:25Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-08-01T14:01:20Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-08-01T14:01:10Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-08-01T14:01:05Z 2025-08-02 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 2025-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and Education and Workforce, 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 Workforce Committee 2025-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and Education and Workforce, 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 hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2025-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and Education and Workforce, 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 2025-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and Education and Workforce, 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 2025-08-01 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, and Education and Workforce, 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 2025-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] Josh Harder D CA 9 N V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] David Valadao R CA G. 22 2025-08-01 True K000397 Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] Young Kim R CA 40 2025-09-03 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2025-09-09 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2025-10-06 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2025-10-06 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] Judy Chu D CA 28 2025-11-17 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] Jim Costa D CA 21 2026-03-12 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2026-03-17 False D000635 Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] Maxine Dexter D OR 3 2026-03-24 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2026-03-25 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2026-04-14 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] Scott Peters D CA H. 50 2026-04-14 False S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 2026-04-14 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2026-04-21 False Emergency Management Emergency Management 2025-09-17T20:00:54Z 00 2025-08-01 Introduced in House 2026-03-26T19:34:38Z Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025

This bill establishes grants, training, and interagency coordination for responding to wildfires and fires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) (i.e., where undeveloped land or vegetation meets human infrastructure). It also requires measures for protecting the health of firefighters and emergency responders.

The bill establishes an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Fire Coordination to manage coordination of government preparation and response to wildfires and WUI fires. Such office may award grants to fire departments and emergency medical services organizations for training firefighting personnel or obtaining personal protective equipment for responding to such fires. 

Also, the Forest Service must establish a national plan with guidelines for training structural (i.e., urban) firefighters to respond to wildfires and WUI fires. The Forest Service may provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations to carry out training programs pursuant to the plan.

Upon request from agencies, the Department of Defense (DOD) may allow its firefighters to conduct operations or assist in responding to wildfires and WUI fires. Agencies must reimburse DOD for such services.

Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health must perform research and development and report to Congress on protecting the respiratory health of firefighters and identifying certain hazardous substances in areas affected by wildfires and WUI fires. Also, task forces within the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must train each member in peer mental health support and include members who are mental health practitioners. 

]]> Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 Display Title 45 Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 2025-08-07T05:23:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 2025-08-07T05:23:20Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To increase the preparation of structural firefighters to assist in wildfire and wildland-urban interface fire response efforts and the coordination of firefighting teams across all levels of government, and for other purposes. 2025-08-07T05:18:33Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4852ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4852ih.xml 2025-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. 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.