S. 5045 Passed the Senate Environmental Protection

Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] Introduced July 21, 2026 Cosponsors 7 (3 R, 4 D) Latest action October 5, 2026

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of this bill yet.

Congress.gov

Actions

  1. Oct 5, 2026 Held at the desk.
  2. Oct 5, 2026 Received in the House.
  3. Oct 5, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Sep 29, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5148-5150; text: CR S5149-5150)
  5. Sep 16, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
  6. Sep 16, 2026 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
  7. Sep 16, 2026 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  8. Jul 21, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  9. Jul 21, 2026 Introduced in Senate

Congressional and federal records come from official public sources: the House Clerk, the U.S. Senate, GovInfo and the Library of Congress (bill status), the Federal Register, and the congress-legislators project. They are copied on a schedule and may lag the official record by a few hours; the official sources govern. News and coverage counts are drawn from the 4Search index and reflect what the press published, not 4Search's views. Nothing here is an endorsement of any candidate, party or position. Terms of use.