HR 3889 United States House · 119th Congress

National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025

The National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 aims to increase the use of prescribed fire (intentionally set, controlled burns) on federal lands to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health. The bill allows federal land management agencies to use up to 15% of their hazardous fuels management funds for prescribed fire projects, requires a 10% annual increase in acres treated with prescribed fire, and establishes a Collaborative Prescribed Fire Program to fund large-scale, landscape-level projects. It streamlines environmental reviews through landscape-scale planning, addresses liability protections for fire managers, and mandates annual reporting on prescribed fire activities. The bill directly affects federal land management agencies (Interior and Agriculture), states, tribes, and local entities working on fire management.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jun 2025

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Introduced Jun 10, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

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Jun 10, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Jun 10, 2025

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