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)
Session: 119th Congress Current
**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)
DV
David Valadao
Republican · Primary
JC
Jim Costa
Democrat · Primary
JH
Josh Harder
Democrat · Cosponsor
MA
Mark Amodei
Republican · Cosponsor
DN
Dan Newhouse
Republican · Cosponsor
GW
George Whitesides
Democrat · Cosponsor

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