2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB836: Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes.
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Bill History
1/31/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
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.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H478-480)
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 836.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H478)
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Senate
2/7/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Forestry(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 3
Democrat: 3
Primary Sponsor
David Valadao
Republican