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Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025 (H.R. 527)

Referred to Committee
Introduced 1/16/2025•119th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

1/16/2025 • House

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. 

Introduced in House • 1/16/2025

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Party Breakdown

3
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2
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Sponsor

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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]

Democrat • CO-7

Sponsored 1/16/2025

Cosponsors (4)

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Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]

R-CA-23

Joined 1/16/2025

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Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]

D-CA-6

Joined 6/18/2026

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Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

D-CA-27

Joined 10/15/2026

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Introduced in House1/16/2025

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors4