H.R. 836 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 5 (3 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Latest action (2025-02-06): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
What H.R. 836 does, in plain terms
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to (1) jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires, and (2) report on the results of the evaluation to Congress. The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant in order to increase the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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