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George Whitesides (D-CA)

Wildfire Response Modernization Act

H.R. 9534 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Wildfire Response Modernization Act directs the Secretary of the Air Force to buy commercial space-based data and products. This effort is meant to support the Department of Defense and the wildfire mission of the United States Northern Command. The goal is to provide military support to Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments. This support focuses on protecting military installations, helping civil authorities during emergencies, and managing wildland fires.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +6

    Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?

    Directly improves military support for civil authorities during emergency wildfire events.

  • Scored +6

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    Rural areas are more susceptible to wildfires and benefit most from enhanced response data.

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?

    Enhances the ability to manage wildland fires through advanced space-based data.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.