H.R. 5963 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-11-07
Latest action (2025-12-02): Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
What H.R. 5963 does, in plain terms
Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for matching federal funds in fire recovery projects. Specifically, USDA may waive cost-sharing requirements for projects responding to fires resulting from management activities (e.g., controlled burns) conducted by USDA on National Forest System land.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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