Latest action: Held at the desk.
Bill is filed in its originating chamber and assigned a number.
Sponsor
Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Filed in the Senate.
Next: In Committee
Members of the committee(s) the bill was referred to
Addresses wildfire management across state and federal land boundaries.
The problem
Wildfires spread across state lines and public-private land borders, making coordinated prevention and response difficult for agencies with different rules and budgets.
The proposal
The bill creates frameworks for states and federal agencies to coordinate wildfire prevention, suppression, and recovery efforts across jurisdictional boundaries.
The impact
Federal and state agencies, landowners, and communities in wildfire-prone regions gain better coordination tools. Rural residents and firefighters may experience improved response capabilities.
Coordinated efforts across state lines and land types could speed up firefighting and containment. Agencies working together share resources and expertise more effectively.
Improved prevention and coordination may reduce wildfire damage to homes and infrastructure. Communities near wild lands could benefit from more consistent protection standards.
Cross-boundary planning allows for large-scale forest management and habitat protection. Treating forests consistently across regions improves long-term environmental health.
Shared resources and coordinated planning could reduce duplicate efforts and spending. Agencies may stretch budgets further by working together.
States or counties may lose some decision-making power to federal coordination requirements. Local priorities could be overridden by broader regional plans.
New coordination systems require funding, staff training, and administrative infrastructure. Smaller states or counties may struggle to participate fully.
Without seeing the full bill text, the exact powers granted to coordinating bodies are unknown. Disputes over authority between state and federal agencies could arise.
Requiring cross-boundary agreement could slow emergency response in time-critical situations. Bureaucratic processes might delay wildfire suppression when speed matters most.
Generated by AI from the bill text. Not a prediction and not legal or policy advice. The percentage is the model's own rating of each item — self-reported, and not a measure of how accurate it is.
Loading map…
Loading...
0 citizens have already voted
Free · No spam · See how your representatives voted
Be the first to weigh in
Your vote starts the conversation
How citizen engagement works
Citizens vote & comment
Public opinion data is aggregated and updated in real time.
Patterns become visible
Representatives can see constituent sentiment broken down by district.
Your voice on the record
Contact your rep directly — one constituent call can shift a staffer's priority list.
Research shows that constituent contacts — especially calls — are among the most effective ways to influence a legislator's position on active bills.
Other bills in this policy area
HRES 1622
Expressing support for the preservation, protection, and maintenance of statues and monuments honoring Christopher Columbus as an enduring testament to the Nation's history, heritage, and identity.
HR 10669
LANDs Act
SRES 935
A resolution designating October 23, 2026, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day".
S 5608
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2026
Individual contributions, grouped by employer · FEC
Where their individual donors work · 2026 cycle
Money from people who work there, not from the company. Not tied to this bill.
Itemized individual contributions via FEC, grouped by the employer each contributor self-reported. Companies and unions cannot contribute to federal candidates from their treasuries, so these totals are money from people who work at an employer — never from the organization itself. They are campaign contributions covering a full election cycle and are not connected to this bill.
Senate LDA lobbying disclosures
Couldn't load lobbying disclosures right now.