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Wildfire Recovery Act

12/11/2025, 10:41 PM

Summary of Bill HR 5652

The Wildfire Recovery Act, introduced in the 119th Congress as H.R. 5652 on September 30, 2025, aims to address wildfire recovery efforts. The bill likely includes provisions related to funding for wildfire recovery, support for affected communities, resources for prevention measures, and potential directives for federal agencies to collaborate on wildfire management strategies. For further details and the full text of the bill, the official PDF version can be accessed at https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr5652/BILLS-119hr5652ih.pdf.

Congressional Summary of HR 5652

Wildfire Recovery Act

This bill provides flexibility to increase the federal cost share for the Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It also requires updates to FMAG policy to remove limitations on reimbursement for predeployment of firefighting assets.

Under current law, FEMA’s regulations require a 75% federal cost share for FMAG assistance and do not permit adjustments. The bill establishes FMAG’s 75% federal cost share as a minimum, providing flexibility for such percentage to be increased in certain instances. It also requires FEMA to establish by regulation criteria through which FEMA may recommend the President increase FMAG’s federal cost share above 75%. Such criteria must include a financial threshold, relating to the costs of state or local government response to a fire triggering FMAG assistance, above which FEMA may recommend the President increase the federal cost share. 

Also, currently, FMAG may reimburse costs for pre-positioning firefighting resources into areas of higher fire danger up to 21 days before a declared fire. However, under current FMAG policy, costs for pre-positioning state or local government-owned resources within their own state are ineligible. The bill requires FEMA to update FMAG grants policy to allow reimbursement for predeployment of domestic assets by state, local, or Indian tribal governments in a manner consistent with other FEMA programs.

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Current Status of Bill HR 5652

Bill HR 5652 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 30, 2025. Bill HR 5652 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on September 30, 2025.  Bill HR 5652's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. as of December 1, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5652

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
31
Democrat Cosponsors
29
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5652

Primary Policy Focus

Emergency Management

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5652

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 5652

Joe Neguse
Joe Neguse
ColoradoDemocrat
Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
CaliforniaDemocrat
Brittany Pettersen
Brittany Pettersen
ColoradoDemocrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of ColumbiaDemocrat
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
CaliforniaRepublican
Stephen F. Lynch
Stephen F. Lynch
MassachusettsDemocrat

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