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119th Congress · S. 140 · Introduced

Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025

This bill establishes forest management requirements for federal lands, particularly with respect to reducing wildfires. For example, the bill establishes annual goals to increase (1) the number of acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land that are mechanically thinned (i.e., a management process related to the removal of trees and vegetation); and (2) the number of acres of Forest Service and BLM land treated by prescribed fire. By FY2029, the goals must be to increase the number of acres of each by at least 40% compared to the average number of acres of each in FY2019-FY2023. The bill also directs the Forest Service and the BLM to (1) implement standardized procedures for tracking data relating to hazardous fuels reduction activities they carry out, and (2) develop a strategy to identify opportunities to use livestock grazing as a wildfire risk reduction tool on federal land. Additionally, the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior must establish a deployment and test bed pilot program for wildfire prevention, detection, communication, and mitigation technologies. The bill mandates use of existing authorities for expedited environmental review for certain forest land at high risk from wildfire, insects, or disease. Finally, the bill provides local governments and Indian tribes the right to intervene in lawsuits concerning certain projects on federal land that (1) reduce risks posed by wildfire, insects, or disease; or (2) generate revenue from harvesting timber.

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SubjectsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightData collection, sharing, protectionEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesLand use and conservationLivestockPerformance measurementPublic-private cooperationState and local government operations

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  • Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · [R-WY] · B001261
    Rep-WY current · 4 terms · @SenJohnBarrasso · 5 district offices

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Leadership roles (4)

  • Senate Republican Conference Chair · senate · 2019-01-03 – 2021-01-03
  • Senate Republican Conference Chair · senate · 2021-01-03 – 2023-01-03
  • Senate Republican Conference Chair · senate · 2023-01-03 – 2025-01-03
  • Senate Majority Whip · senate · 2025-01-03 – present

Committee memberships (13)

  • Africa and Global Health Policy (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Energy (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Europe and Regional Security Cooperation (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 7
  • Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • National Parks (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 10 · site
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1

Social media

District offices (5)

  • 100 E. B St., Suite 2004, Casper, WY, 82601 · 307-261-6413 · 42.8524124,-106.3248373
  • 2120 Capitol Ave., Suite 2013, Cheyenne, WY, 82001 · 307-772-2451 · 41.1374591,-104.8189674
  • 324 E. Washington Ave., Riverton, WY, 82501 · 307-856-6642 · 43.0238609,-108.386731
  • 1575 Dewar Drive, Suite 218, Commerce Bank, Rock Springs, WY, 82901 · 307-362-5012 · 41.5742346,-109.2423116
  • 51 Coffeen Avenue, Suite 202, Sheridan, WY, 82801 · 307-672-6456 · 44.7952317,-106.9541476

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Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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$10,650,613.14
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Cosponsors (5)

  • Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · [R-MT] · D000618 · Co-sponsored 2025-01-16 · original
    Rep-MT current · 3 terms · @SteveDaines · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · [R-WY] · L000571 · Co-sponsored 2025-01-16 · original
    Rep-WY current · 5 terms · @SenLummis · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] · [R-MT] · S001232 · Co-sponsored 2025-01-16 · original
    Rep-MT current · 1 term · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · [R-ID] · R000584 · Co-sponsored 2025-01-16 · original
    Rep-ID current · 3 terms · @SenatorRisch · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · [R-ID] · C000880 · Co-sponsored 2025-03-03
    Rep-ID current · 8 terms · @MikeCrapo · 6 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-06-10T13:30:02ZMarkup By
    2025-01-16T22:12:19ZReferred To
    ↳ Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee

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  • 2025-12-02Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S228-231)
  • 2025-01-16IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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    A bill to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, and for other purposes.

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00 · 2025-01-16 · Introduced in Senate

This bill establishes forest management requirements for federal lands, particularly with respect to reducing wildfires. 

For example, the bill establishes annual goals to increase (1) the number of acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land that are mechanically thinned (i.e., a management process related to the removal of trees and vegetation); and (2) the number of acres of Forest Service and BLM land treated by prescribed fire. By FY2029, the goals must be to increase the number of acres of each by at least 40% compared to the average number of acres of each in FY2019-FY2023.

The bill also directs the Forest Service and the BLM to (1) implement standardized procedures for tracking data relating to hazardous fuels reduction activities they carry out, and (2) develop a strategy to identify opportunities to use livestock grazing as a wildfire risk reduction tool on federal land. Additionally, the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior must establish a deployment and test bed pilot program for wildfire prevention, detection, communication, and mitigation technologies.

The bill mandates use of existing authorities for expedited environmental review for certain forest land at high risk from wildfire, insects, or disease.

Finally, the bill provides local governments and Indian tribes the right to intervene in lawsuits concerning certain projects on federal land that (1) reduce risks posed by wildfire, insects, or disease; or (2) generate revenue from harvesting timber.

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