Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6546
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Wildfire and Community Health Response Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 17, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Apr 17, 2020
Latest Action
Apr 24, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6546
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Colorado
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Wildfire and Community Health Response Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, for National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, for public lands, by May 31, 2020, to jointly submit to Congress a report on their activities to

  • mitigate wildfire risk during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, including activities to minimize the impact of wildfires on the respiratory health of communities;
  • identify methods of fuels reduction used during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimize the threat of wildfire on such lands; and
  • slow the spread of COVID-19 between firefighters and emergency response teams.

Such report shall also include the recommendations of the departments with respect to the federal support necessary to carry out these activities.

Not later than December 31, 2020, such departments shall jointly submit to Congress a report on (1) the activities and recommendations, and (2) the outcomes of forest and wildfire management in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recommendations of the departments with respect to such outcomes.

Text (1)
April 17, 2020
Actions (3)
04/24/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
04/17/2020
Referred 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.
04/17/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:11 PM