H.R. 4235 · 118th Congress

Wildfire Technology Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization Act

Introduced on Jun 21, 2023 by Young Kim (R-CA-40). 12 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 18, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 747.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jun 21, 2023
Cosponsors
12
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 direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a wildfire technology testbed pilot program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Congressional oversight
  • Fires
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Research and development
  • Technology assessment

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Young KimR-CA-40Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 8

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. Jun 21, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 21, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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. Aug 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  6. Nov 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  7. Nov 14, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  8. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  9. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  10. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Dec 18, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-914, Part I.
  12. Dec 18, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-914, Part I.
  13. Dec 18, 2024Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  14. Dec 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
  15. Dec 18, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 747.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC.15 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES5 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  3. OroraTech GmbH3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ORORATECH USA INC.$1.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%

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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.