H.R.5782

Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025

Introduced·10/17/25
Introduced

H. R. 5782

Introduced in House · October 22, 2025

October 17, 2025

Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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

A BILL

To improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Definitions; TITLE I—PREPARATION; 101. Firefighting account transparency; 102. Reimbursement for wildfires caused by military training; 103. Strategic wildland fire management planning; 104. Study on integrating local firefighters into wildfire response; TITLE II—WILDFIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION SUPPORT; 201. Wildfire detection equipment; 202. Slip-on tank units; 203. Research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applications; 204. Study on drone incursions on wildfire suppression; 205. Study on modernizing wildfire response technologies; TITLE III—POST-FIRE RECOVERY SUPPORT; 301. Funding for online guides for post-disaster assistance; 302. Post-fire management and recovery; 303. Long-Term Burned Area Rehabilitation account; 304. Prize for wildfire-related invasive species reduction

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,