HR 9998 United States House · 119th Congress

Wildfire Research Coordination Act of 2026

The Wildfire Research Coordination Act of 2026 requires the Secretary of Defense to create a formal agreement with the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to coordinate wildfire research efforts. This agreement, to be established within 180 days, will align specific research priorities like fire modeling and post-fire recovery across the Department of Defense, the Forest Service, and the Department of the Interior. The bill also mandates that the Secretary of Defense submit a report to Congress within one year detailing the steps taken to implement this new coordination framework.

Issues: ✓ Environment

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Introduced Jul 30, 2026 Last action Jul 30, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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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Jul 30, 2026

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