House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023

H.R. 3389Introduced May 16, 2023Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedMay 16, 2023
Committee actionJun 13, 2023
Passed HouseSep 12, 2023 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 13, 2023 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3389.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3389, Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023” on August 10, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 13, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 10, 2023 ↗
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CBO publication date
August 10, 2023
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3389, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-187 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 8, 2023.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 3389, 118th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3389
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 82, May 16, 2023, Page H2378):
Article 4 Section 3 Clause 2 The single subject of this legislation is: For Evaluation of Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Adoption
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 16, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3389, 118th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3389
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 9 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jim Costa (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Dan Newhouse (R-WA).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Valadao.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-22 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.