A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S. 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Not adopted
This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
- Failed
What this amendment would do
SA 4613, submitted by Mr. Hickenlooper, aims to add a section to bill S. 1383 regarding the impacts of funding cuts and staff shortages on wildfire risks.
The purpose of this amendment is to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to provide a briefing to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
The briefing must describe the following:
- Projections for the severity and extent of the upcoming wildfire season due to ongoing drought.
- The scale and impact of staffing reductions in Federal land management agencies on wildfire mitigation.
- The scale and impact of staffing reductions on wildfire response and suppression, specifically including personnel with Incident Qualification Cards ("red cards").
- The scale and impact of staffing reductions on wildfire recovery and restoration.
- 3/18/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors