A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House 220–198
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
The FIRE Act aims to amend the Clean Air Act regarding how air quality monitoring data is handled. It introduces a new category called "action to mitigate wildfire risk," which includes prescribed fires or similar measures approved by a State. The bill expands the definition of "exceptional event" to include certain human activities intended to mirror natural events or those unlikely to recur. It also mandates revisions to existing regulations within 18 months of enactment. Additionally, the bill requires regional modeling for multistate air quality events and establishes a public website for petition tracking.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates the creation of a public website to track the status of air quality data petitions.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill updates air quality regulations to account for wildfire mitigation efforts like prescribed burns.
- Scored +2
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill recognizes the role of prescribed fires in reducing wildfire risk, which often affects rural areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. One of them decided something; the rest moved it along.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 220 yes · 198 no
04/22/2026 · Roll call 136 · recorded as “On Passage”
- The House: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to recommit rejected 206 yes · 214 no
04/22/2026 · Roll call 135 · recorded as “On Motion to Recommit”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved transparency through public access: The Administrator must establish and monthly update a public website to describe the status of all petitions related to exceptional events and wildfire mitigation actions (Section 2, paragraph (3)(C)).
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Standardized regional analysis: When multiple States are involved in the same air quality event, the Administrator is required to conduct regional modeling and analysis to satisfy petition requirements (Section 2, paragraph (3)(C)).
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Recognition of wildfire mitigation efforts: The bill includes the principle that actions taken to mitigate wildfire risk can play an important role in reducing the magnitude and frequency of wildfires (Section 2, paragraph (4)(B)(i)).
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Clarified data exclusion procedures: The act provides criteria and procedures for a State Governor to petition the Administrator to exclude air quality monitoring data directly caused by exceptional events or wildfire mitigation actions from various regulatory determinations (Section 2, paragraph (5)(C)(iv)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates the creation of a public website to track the status of air quality data petitions.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill updates air quality regulations to account for wildfire mitigation efforts like prescribed burns.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill recognizes the role of prescribed fires in reducing wildfire risk, which often affects rural areas.
- 4/27/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 4/22/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136). (text: CR 4/21/2026 H3013)
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136). (text: CR 4/21/2026 H3013)
- On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 214 (Roll no. 135).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3064-3065)
- 4/21/2026
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6387, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Dexter demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Ms. Dexter moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (CR H3019)
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6387.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit on H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, and H.R. 6409.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1174. (consideration: CR H3013-3019; text: CR H3013)
- 4/15/2026
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit on H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, and H.R. 6409.
- 4/9/2026
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-595.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515.
- 2/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/21/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 23.
- 12/10/2025
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
- 12/9/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 12/3/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Introduced in House
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