H.R. 527 Introduced Emergency Management

Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025

To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, to establish a grant program for monitoring wildfires by satellite.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] Introduced January 16, 2025 Cosponsors 3 (2 R, 1 D) Latest action January 16, 2025

Summary

Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025
This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a competitive grant program to fund satellite monitoring of wildfires. The entities eligible to receive the grants are state foresters, emergency managers, and equivalent state officials. Grant recipients must use the funds for purchasing and integrating satellite data on wildfire monitoring and for using the data to detect and manage wildfires. 

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  2. Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in House

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