H.R. 1045 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.R. 1045 and get alerts. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources Create a free account or sign in to follow the Public Lands and Natural Resources policy area and get alerts. ▲ 308 days since action Sponsor: Mike Kennedy, UT-03, R → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 3 (0 D, 3 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09

Introduced: 2025-02-06

Latest action (2025-12-16): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

What H.R. 1045 does, in plain terms

Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025 This bill requires the establishment of a Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute in Utah. Such institutes currently exist in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado and promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires and restore the health of forest and woodland ecosystems.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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