Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
Chamber: United States House of Representatives (The United States of America)
**Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025**
This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to (1) jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires, and (2) report on the results of the evaluation to Congress.
The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant in order to increase the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.
Sponsors
(6)
DVDavid Valadao
Republican · Primary
JHJosh Harder
Democrat · Cosponsor
MAMark Amodei
Republican · Cosponsor
DNDan Newhouse
Republican · Cosponsor
GWGeorge Whitesides
Democrat · Cosponsor
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