House Bill 836
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
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Passed House on Feb 5, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
836
Congress
119
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.
checkPassed on February 5, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H478)
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February 5, 2025
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02/07/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
02/06/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
02/05/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/05/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H478)
02/05/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H478)
02/05/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 836.
02/05/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H478-480)
02/05/2025
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/31/2025
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.
01/31/2025
Introduced in House
Bill Intelligence
The bill requires an evaluation of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS) by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior. The evaluation will assess the system's use in mitigating and suppressing wildfires, with a report to be submitted to specific congressional committees within 120 days.
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