A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act'', directs the Secretaries of Agriculture, the Interior, and Homeland Security to conduct a fire review every four years. The review involves a quantitative analysis of changes to built and natural environments and an analysis of the intersection between wildfires and public health. These Secretaries must jointly submit a report to relevant congressional committees every four years for a 20-year period. The reports are intended to forecast challenges and inform long-term strategic actions for wildfire management. This process includes evaluating progress toward existing national strategies and commission recommendations.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +5
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill aims to improve wildfire incident response and proactive recovery through strategic reviews.
- Scored +4
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill enhances wildfire management through data-driven reviews of natural environments.
- Scored +4
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill focuses on long-term management of landscapes and wildfire challenges.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Wildfire Management Planning: The quadrennial review aims to forecast conditions that present challenges for the next 20 years, which helps in developing long-term, strategic actions (Section 2, Subsection 5).
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Enhanced Public Health Awareness: The bill requires an analysis of how wildfires intersect with public health, conducted in coordination with the EPA and CDC (Section 3, Subsection b, paragraph 2).
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Focus on Community Safety and Landscape Resilience: The review evaluates progress toward goals such as creating resilient landscapes, fire-adapted communities, and safe and effective wildfire response (Section 2, Subsection 6).
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Data-Driven Response: By conducting a quantitative analysis of changes to built and natural environments, the agencies can better understand the impacts on fire mitigation, response, and recovery (Section 3, Subsection b, paragraph 1).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned 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.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill aims to improve wildfire incident response and proactive recovery through strategic reviews. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill enhances wildfire management through data-driven reviews of natural environments. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill focuses on long-term management of landscapes and wildfire challenges.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Improving wildfire management and response benefits residents living in fire-prone rural areas.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates periodic reporting to Congressional committees regarding wildfire management.
- 6/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
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