WILDFIRES

Amendments

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S327, S474 [22JA], S499, S520, S521, S529, S530, S531, S532, S539 [23JA], S592, S614, S615, S616, S617, S618, S624, S631, S638, S639, S645, S652, S658 [24JA], S1991, S1998 [26MR], S2058, S2060 [27MR], S2065, S2095, S2096, S2097 [28MR], S2135, S2136, S2137, S2143, S2150, S2157, S2158, S2159 [1AP], S2195 [2AP], S2244 [3AP], S2446 [11AP], H646, H647, H649, H650, H651, H652, H653, H654, H655, H656, H658 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (H. Res. 43), H624 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S3118 [23MY], H3700, H3701, H3702, H3703, H3704, H3705, H3706, H3708, H3709 [10MY], H4184 [3JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3518 [9MY]

FEMA: ensure more effective use and management of advance contracts for goods and services in areas affected by disasters by incorporating GAO recommendations on such contracts (S. 979), S6484 [7NO]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 389), H4030 [21MY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 389), H4030 [21MY]

Articles and editorials

Trump on Climate Change—‘People Like Myself, We Have Very High Levels of Intelligence but We’re Not Necessarily Such Believers’, H3356 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency (see S. 1814), S3363 [12JN]

——— provide wildfire smoke mitigation assistance to States and units of local government (see S. 1813), S3363 [12JN]

BLM: study effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression (see H.R. 5040), H8783 [12NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: promote desalination project development and drought resilience (see H.R. 3723), H5726 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: require each military department to develop resilience plans for installations to prepare for potential disasters and other risks posed by severe changes in environmental conditions (see S. 1156), S2433 [11AP]

——— require inclusion of information on military installation resilience in master plans for major installations (see H.R. 3041), H4180 [30MY]

Dept. of HUD: expedite disaster assistance to States, insular areas, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see S. 2796), S6447 [6NO]

——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see S. 2301), S5108 [25JY] (see H.R. 3702), H5726 [11JY]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see S. 572), S1493 [26FE] (see S. 811), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 268), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 2145), H3215 (see H.R. 2157), H3216 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (see H. Res. 43), H599 [15JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (see H. Res. 357), H3473 [7MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4216 [3JN]

——— prohibit certain disaster relief funding from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see S. 534), S1384 [14FE] (see H.R. 1214), H1583 [13FE]

——— require Congress to budget in advance for disasters (see S. 1579), S3005 [21MY] (see H.R. 3217), H4432 [11JN]

EPA: conduct research on wildfire smoke (see S. 1812), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 4924), H8677 [30OC]

——— modify definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel program to allow use of biomass from certain Federal lands, reduce brush and trees that fuel wildfires, and allow use of mill residuals for biofuels (see S. 1614), S3059 [22MY]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (see S. 1997), S4566 [26JN]

——— ensure more effective use and management of advance contracts for goods and services in areas affected by disasters by incorporating GAO recommendations on such contracts (see S. 979), S2188 [2AP] (see H.R. 3500), H5199 [26JN]

——— provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce harmful impacts from multiple hazards (see H.R. 3531), H5255 [27JN]

Fire prevention: establish a community wildfire defense grant program (see S. 2882), S6625 [18NO] (see H.R. 5091), H8877 [14NO]

Forest Service: anniversary of Smokey Bear (see H. Res. 775), H12290 [19DE]

——— develop alternative harvesting procedures for certain low-value restoration timber by-products to provide flexibility and improve effectiveness of Four Forests Restoration Initiative in Arizona (see S. 1849), S3476 [13JN]

——— provide funding to promote reforestation following unplanned events such as wildfires, insects and disease on Federal land (see S. 3106), S7207 [19DE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 389), H4009 [20MY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 389), H4009 [20MY]

OSHA: establish an occupational safety and health standard to protect farmworkers from wildfire smoke (see S. 1815), S3363 [12JN]

South America: express concern about, and assist with mitigation of, Amazon rainforest fires and illegal deforestation, reinstate protections for indigenous community stewardship, and strengthen environmental enforcement (see S. Res. 337), S5706 [25SE]

Taxation: allow designation of opportunity zones for population census tracts affected by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Mendocino, Carr, Camp, Woolsey, and Hill wildfires (see S. 1000), S2239 [3AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (see S. 617), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 3301), H4770 [18JN]

——— permit postponement of certain deadlines by reason of significant fires (see S. 2388), S5248 [31JY]

——— provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures (see S. 1958), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3462), H5165 [25JN]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see S. 1687), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 1444), H2313 [28FE]

——— provide disaster tax relief (see H.R. 1148), H1517 [11FE]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief (see H.R. 3287), H4695 [13JN]

Utah: designate a mountain that protected Elk Ridge City, UT, from wildfire as ‘‘Miracle Mountain’’ (see S. 1870), S3477 [13JN] (see H.R. 722), H1170 [23JA]

Cloture motions

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S549, S557, S558 [24JA], S1972 [26MR], S2064, S2081 [28MR], S2113 [1AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR]

Letters

Extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief: several organizations, S1598 [28FE]

Prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border: Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, and Texas congressional delegation, H648 [16JA]

Reforming Disaster Recovery Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8918 [18NO]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8919 [18NO]

——— several State governors, H8923 [18NO]

Lists

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, S3085 [23MY]

Supporters of H.R. 3702, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, H8962 [19NO]

Motions

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S325 [22JA], S1882 [14MR], H660 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3713 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: provide assistance to winegrape growers whose crops were tainted by smoke, H652 [16JA]

BLM: enhance reliability of electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management, H7892 [24SE]

California: disaster assistance, H374 [10JA], H585 [15JA], H614 [16JA], H4071 [22MY], H7551 [9SE]

Cheyenne County, KS: commend first responders for efforts in response to wildfires, H8834 [14NO]

Climate: impact of climate change on military installations, H2819 [26MR], H4304 [4JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster assistance funding for agricultural producers who suffered losses from hurricanes, wildfires, and other related losses, H646, H647 [16JA]

Dept. of Defense: give priority to States with the most need when distributing excess property for firefighting purposes, H5659 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding for any building project that does not conform to military installation resilience standards, H5019 [21JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (H.R. 3702), H8911, H8914–H8926 [18NO], H8962 [19NO], H9067 [20NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: improve wildfire management operations, H1272 [29JA]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H505 [11JA], H614, H616, H626–H662, H665 [16JA], H685 [17JA], H1184–H1188 [24JA], H2941 [2AP], H3090 [4AP], H3187–H3193 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (H. Res. 43), H618–H624 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to recommit, H660 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2145), H3146 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3349 [1MY], H3430, H3431 [2MY], H3481 [8MY], H3687–H3717 [10MY], H3851 [16MY], H3953, H3954 [17MY], E578 [10MY], E609, E613 [16MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3510–H3519 [9MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 45), H4206 [3JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), motion to recommit, H3713 [10MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), Senate amendment, H4184–H4195, H4197, H4207 [3JN], H4335, H4338 [5JN], E733, E736 [10JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), unanimous-consent request, H4169 [24MY], H4173, H4174 [28MY], H4177 [30MY]

——— prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border, H621, H647–H649 [16JA], H1530 [13FE]

Electric power: disapprove use of blackouts by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., to mitigate wildfire risk, H8397 [23OC]

Fire prevention: hazardous fuels management activities funding to increase resiliency of Federal forests and protect against catastrophic wildfires, H651, H659 [16JA]

Forest Service: anniversary of Smokey Bear, E1039 [6AU]

——— proposed rule on fire mitigation by clearing trees and brush around power lines, H7892 [24SE]

——— State and private forestry fund funding, H654, H655 [16JA]

——— wildfire suppression and prevention funding, H4976, H4977 [20JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 389), H4024–H4031 [21MY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 389), H4024–H4031 [21MY]

Key West, FL: tribute to Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, Inc., and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation symposium on fire prevention, E662 [23MY]

Taxation: provide permanent disaster tax relief, H10599 [17DE]

Trump, President: condemn threat to withhold FEMA disaster funds for California wildfires, H300 [9JA]

Utah: designate a mountain that protected Elk Ridge City, UT, from wildfire as ‘‘Miracle Mountain’’ (H.R. 722), H10300, H10301 [16DE]

Washington (State): anniversary of Carlton Complex fire, H7389 [25JY]

Wetlands Institute: anniversary, H7639 [11SE]

Wintergreen, VA: allow access to National Park Service lands to create a secondary exit from Wintergreen Resort to mitigate a potential fire emergency, H682 [17JA]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: economic status, S3233 [5JN], S3632 [18JN]

Boulder, CO: anniversary of Outdoor Industry Association, S4766 [10JY]

Climate: economic impact of climate change, S2839–S2841 [14MY]

——— effects of climate change, S4896–S4901 [17JY], S6290–S6293 [30OC]

——— impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1930 [25MR], S4154, S4155 [20JN], S4689–S4692 [8JY]

——— impact of climate change on frequency of wildfires, S5496 [16SE]

——— impact of climate change on military installations, S1943–S1946 [25MR]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief, S1357, S1358 [14FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S312 [19JA], S317 [22JA], S483–S497 [23JA], S541–S548, S549, S555–S559, S574, S581, S582 [24JA], S1573, S1576 [28FE], S2064–S2066, S2068, S2070, S2071 [28MR], S2105, S2106, S2108–S2114, S2161 [1AP], S2163, S2167 [2AP], S2247–S2249, S2260 [4AP], S2300 [9AP], S2352 [10AP], S2400, S2405 [11AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1929 [25MR], S1975 [26MR], S2011, S2012, S2014, S2017–S2020 [27MR], S2063, S2064 [28MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), unanimous-consent agreement, S325 [22JA], S548 [24JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), unanimous-consent request, S2112 [1AP], S2248 [4AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S2553, S2554 [1MY], S2732 [8MY], S2757 [9MY], S2777, S2778 [13MY], S2837 [14MY], S2860, S2873, S2877 [15MY], S2953 [20MY], S2986, S2988 [21MY], S3018, S3030 [22MY], S3066, S3071, S3077, S3084–S3086, S3095 [23MY], S3185 [4JN], S3273 [10JN], S5354 [9SE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), corrections in enrollment, S3179 [4JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (S. 572), S1522 [27FE], S1573 [28FE]

EPA: modify definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel program to allow use of biomass from certain Federal lands, reduce brush and trees that fuel wildfires, and allow use of mill residuals for biofuels (S. 1614), S3062 [22MY]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (S. 1997), S4579 [26JN]

——— ensure more effective use and management of advance contracts for goods and services in areas affected by disasters by incorporating GAO recommendations on such contracts (S. 979), S6484 [7NO]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (S. 617), S1597–S1599, S1605 [28FE], S1633 [4MR], S2400 [11AP], S2905 [16MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 268, Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 116–2), H599 [15JA]

Consideration of H.R. 2157, Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 357) (H. Rept. 116–51), H3473 [7MY]

Federal Advance Contracts Enhancement (FACE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 979) (S. Rept. 116–84), S5406 [10SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 389) (H. Rept. 116–79), H4009 [20MY]

Statements

Reforming Disaster Recovery Act: Committee on Financial Services (House), H8923–H8926 [18NO]

Tables

Disaster relief supplemental appropriations (H.R. 268), H628–H632 [16JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 45, correction in enrollment of H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H4206 [3JN]

H. Res. 43, consideration of H.R. 268, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H618 [16JA]

H. Res. 357, consideration of H.R. 986, Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act and H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H3510 [9MY]

H. Res. 389, consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H4024 [21MY]

H. Res. 389, same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H4024 [21MY]

H.R. 268, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H639–H646 [16JA]

H.R. 722, Miracle Mountain Designation Act, H10300 [16DE]

H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H3691–H3699 [10MY], H4184–H4192 [3JN]

H.R. 3702, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, H8914–H8917 [18NO]

S. 979, Federal Advance Contracts Enhancement (FACE) Act, S6484 [7NO]

S. Res. 337, express concern about, and assist with mitigation of, Amazon rainforest fires and illegal deforestation, reinstate protections for indigenous community stewardship, and strengthen environmental enforcement, S5709 [25SE]