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H.R. 836

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 836, the Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. David Valadao (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

H.R. 836 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb836/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 836 EH: Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 836
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025  .
2.
Container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS)
(a)
Evaluation
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker Board, shall jointly conduct an evaluation of the container aerial firefighting system to assess the use of such system to mitigate and suppress wildfires.
(b)
Report
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker Board, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees a report that includes the results of the evaluation required under subsection (a).
(c)
Appropriate committees defined
In this section, the term  appropriate committees  means—
(1)
the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and
(2)
the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
    Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-31
  2. Passed House2025-02-05
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 31, 2025

hb836/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/31/2025)

Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025

This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to (1) jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires, and (2) report on the results of the evaluation to Congress.

The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant in order to increase the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.

Sponsors

Rep. David Valadao (R) sponsors H.R. 836, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 836 went before 3 committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Referred To · Feb 6, 2025 · 334 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 226 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 836 has taken 9 actions since Jan 31, 2025, the latest on Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 6, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Feb 5, 202513:24
House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 5, 202513:24
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H478-480)
Feb 5, 202513:24
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 836.
Feb 5, 202513:36
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H478)

Votes

H.R. 836 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 836 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS), and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 836 in 21 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Torts, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.—Wisconsin15—
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATIONindustry association for aerial firefightingDistrict of Columbia14—
PRIME MINUTE, INC.Aerial wildfire suppression services.California13$180K
CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PRIME MINUTE, INC.Aerial wildfire suppression servicesDistrict of Columbia13$150K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES16—
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.15—
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION14—
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC13$180K
COLLECTIVE STRATEGIES & COMMUNICATIONS13$150K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JAMES GRANDE116
KATHERINE DUVENECK116
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT116
ROBERT MCCARTY116
ANTHONY COTTO115
VAUN CLEVELAND115
TIFFANY TAYLOR114
BRADLEY MOLLET113
MATT GALL113
PHIL HARDY113
SAMANTHA BARNETT112
WILLIAM SEABROOK112
ANNA BUHLINGER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 second_quarter$435.7K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 first_quarter$424.5K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.2026 first_quarter$97.4K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.2025 third_quarter$87.7K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.2025 first_quarter$86.2K1st Quarter - Report
CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PRIME MINUTE, INC.COLLECTIVE STRATEGIES & COMMUNICATIONS2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
PRIME MINUTE, INC.CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PRIME MINUTE, INC.COLLECTIVE STRATEGIES & COMMUNICATIONS2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
PRIME MINUTE, INC.CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
PRIME MINUTE, INC.CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.2025 second_quarter$40.1K2nd Quarter - Report
CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PRIME MINUTE, INC.COLLECTIVE STRATEGIES & COMMUNICATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.2025 fourth_quarter$12.9K4th Quarter - Report
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATIONUNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATIONUNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATIONUNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 836 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 836’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr836/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 836 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Aviation and airports to Forests, forestry, trees.

hr836/subjects.txt
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationFiresForests, forestry, trees

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 836, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VALADAO:H.R. 836.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 4 Section 3 Clause 2[Page H433]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com