House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
Official title: To address wildfire readiness and recovery, safe communities, and wildland firefighter safety.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse D-COWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 6, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10061.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEGUSE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 129, August 6, 2026, Page H5221):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 6, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10061, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10061
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 1, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
12 cosponsors — 12 Democrats
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Emily Randall (D-WA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Norma Torres (D-CA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), George Whitesides (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse.
- H.R. 3922 (119th) Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act
- H.R. 1729 (119th) Bolts Ditch Act
- H.Res. 22 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 744 (119th) Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act
- H.R. 3924 (119th) Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act
- H.J.Res. 122 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate…
Related bills
- H.R. 3465 (119th) Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025Related bill
- H.R. 3553 (119th) BRUSH Fires ActRelated bill
- H.R. 3923 (119th) Wildfire Coordination ActRelated bill
- H.R. 4671 (119th) Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters ActRelated bill
- H.R. 4672 (119th) To extend the break-in-service consideration for firefighter retirements, and other purposes.Related bill
- H.R. 5823 (119th) Watershed Protection and Forest Recovery Act of 2025Related bill
- H.R. 7712 (119th) RNGR Support Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.