House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025

H.R. 527Introduced Jan 16, 2025Policy area: Emergency Management

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, to establish a grant program for monitoring wildfires by satellite.

Sponsor: Rep. Brittany Pettersen D-CO

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 527.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PETTERSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 9, January 16, 2025, Page H223):
Clause 18 of Section of Article 1
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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

4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Ami Bera (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), George Whitesides (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brittany Pettersen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress · CO-7 district

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Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.