H.R. 1586 · 118th Congress

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 14, 2023 by Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1). 38 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 16, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Mar 14, 2023
Cosponsors
38
4 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities.

Subjects

  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Forests, forestry, trees

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Doug LaMalfaR-CA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 34

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 14, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 14, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 14, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
  4. Mar 14, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
  5. Mar 14, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
  6. Mar 15, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  7. Mar 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  8. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  9. Apr 5, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  10. May 17, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
  11. May 17, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  12. May 17, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
  13. Nov 15, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
  14. Nov 15, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  15. Nov 15, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
  16. Oct 25, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
  17. Oct 25, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
  18. Dec 16, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
  19. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
  20. Dec 16, 2024Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  21. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
  22. Dec 16, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. 10 Tanker Air Carrier, LLC5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: 10 TANKER AIR CARRIER, LLC$27.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES5 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  4. PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC.5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PERIMETER SOLUTIONS LP$277.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 91%
  5. Placer County Water Agency5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  6. Trinity Public Utilities District5 reports
  7. Billings Flying Service2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE LLC$42.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. Bridger Aerospace Group, LLC2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP, LLC$20.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 96%
  9. Fire Boss LLC2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  10. United Aerial Firefighters Association2 reports
  11. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, INC.$187.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. Neptune Aviation Services1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES, INC.$69.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.