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Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025

Introduced January 16, 2025Last action December 2, 2025
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Plain English Summary

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Plain-English Summary: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025

Please note: Because no official bill description was provided and the full bill text is not available here, the following summary is based only on the bill's title, its referral to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining), and common legislative patterns for similarly named bills. This summary should not be treated as a definitive description of the bill's contents.

Based on available information, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 appears to be a Senate bill focused on reducing the risk and spread of wildfires, likely on or near federal public lands. Bills with this title and committee referral typically address things like forest management practices, controlled burns, clearing of dead trees and brush, and coordination between federal agencies and state or local governments to better prepare for and prevent wildfires.

This type of legislation generally affects people who live in or near fire-prone areas, forest communities, federal land managers, and state and local emergency responders. It may also have implications for timber industries, environmental groups, and taxpayers who fund federal land management programs.

To get accurate details about this specific bill, you can look it up directly at Congress.gov using the bill title and year, or contact your U.S. Senator's office for more information. As this bill has only recently been introduced and referred to committee, its full contents may still be developing.

This summary is AI-generated for informational purposes. Always refer to the official bill text for legal accuracy.

Latest Action

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

December 2, 2025

Sponsor

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Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]RWY

Committees

Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands

Legislative History

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Dec 2, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S228-231)

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Jan 16, 2025