House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025

H.R. 4852Introduced Aug 1, 2025Policy area: Emergency Management

Official title: To increase the preparation of structural firefighters to assist in wildfire and wildland-urban interface fire response efforts and the coordination of firefighting teams across all levels of government, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedAug 1, 2025
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Latest action: Aug 2, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4852.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARDER of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 133, August 1, 2025, Page H3674):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
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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

16 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 12 Democrats

4 of 16 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Young Kim (R-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Scott Peters (D-CA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Brad Sherman (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-9 district

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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.