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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025

12/18/2025, 12:03 PM

Summary of Bill S 2015

This is a bill in the 119th Congress introduced on June 10, 2025, titled "A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, and for other purposes."

Congressional Summary of S 2015

National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025

    This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to increase the number and size of prescribed fires conducted on federal lands.

    For 10 years, Interior and USDA must annually conduct prescribed fires on federal land so that the total acreage where prescribed fires are conducted is 10% greater than the previous fiscal year. 

    Interior and USDA must establish a collaborative prescribed fire program to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to conduct prescribed fires in priority landscapes.

    Interior and USDA may enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, Indian tribes, counties, municipal governments, fire districts, nongovernmental organizations, or private entities to coordinate prescribed fires on federal land.

    Interior and USDA must expand employment opportunities for prescribed fire practitioners, including by expanding hazard pay, supporting underrepresented groups, and establishing additional training centers. 

    To address the public health and safety risk of the expanded use of prescribed fire, the Environmental Protection Agency must coordinate with state, tribal, and local air quality agencies to support the environmental review of wildland fires.

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    Current Status of Bill S 2015

    Bill S 2015 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 10, 2025. Bill S 2015 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on June 10, 2025.  Bill S 2015's most recent activity was Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. as of December 17, 2025

    Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2015

    Total Number of Sponsors
    1
    Democrat Sponsors
    1
    Republican Sponsors
    0
    Unaffiliated Sponsors
    0
    Total Number of Cosponsors
    1
    Democrat Cosponsors
    0
    Republican Cosponsors
    1
    Unaffiliated Cosponsors
    0

    Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2015

    Primary Policy Focus

    Public Lands and Natural Resources

    Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2015

    A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, and for other purposes.
    A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, and for other purposes.

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    Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 2015

    Ron Wyden
    Ron Wyden
    OregonDemocrat
    Ted Budd
    Ted Budd
    North CarolinaRepublican
    John R. Curtis
    John R. Curtis
    UtahRepublican
    Alex Padilla
    Alex Padilla
    CaliforniaDemocrat

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