H.R. 178 · 119th Congress · pending
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-429, Part I.
Latest official action 2026-01-08 · Reported
The bill, briefly
This bill sets out requirements for wildfire suppression and management activities carried out by the Forest Service. These requirements apply to Forest Service land that (1) has a severe, extreme, or exceptional drought intensity rating; (2) has a National Wildland Fire Preparedness level of 5 (i.e., the highest level of wildland fire activity); or (3) is located in a fireshed ranked in the top 10% of wildfire exposure. Within 24 hours of detecting a wildfire on such Forest Service land, the service must use all available resources to extinguish the wildfire. Additionally, the service may not inhibit the firefighting activities of state and local agencies that are authorized to respond to wildfires on the Forest Service land. Further, the service may only initiate a backfire or burnout as part of a fire suppression strategy if it is ordered by the responsible incident commander or is necessary to protect the health and safety of firefighting personnel. The service must use all available resources to control any initiated fire until it is extinguished. The bill also limits the service's use of prescribed fires (i.e., the controlled application of fire by a team of experts under specified weather conditions to restore health to ecosystems that depend on fire). When using prescribed fires as a fire resource management tool, the service must comply with applicable laws and regulat…
Congressional Research Service · 2025-01-03
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Tom McClintock
House · CA District 5 · Republican
$150,120PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ken Calvert
House · CA District 41 · Republican
$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Andy Biggs
House · AZ District 5 · Republican
$2,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Stauber
House · MN District 8 · Republican
$990,868PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Darrell Issa
House · CA District 48 · Republican
$324,212PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kevin Kiley
House · CA District 3 · Independent
$386,007PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ryan K. Zinke
House · MT District 1 · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Burgess Owens
House · UT District 4 · Republican
$130,660PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Troy Downing
House · MT District 2 · Republican
$753,694PAC receipts · 2025–2026
9 of 9 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $7,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $4,500
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,463
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $4,994
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $8,496
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $4,994
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $4,994
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $4,997
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · -$6
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$33,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $3,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $3,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$32,500
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$31,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $3,500
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$30,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC$30,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $8,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$27,500
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordRAPTOR PAC$27,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $6,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $1,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$26,500
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $2,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $8,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$25,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $3,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $6,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $4,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $9,500
Official PAC recordEDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$25,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $3,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $2,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $3,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $0
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$22,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordFOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC$22,500
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $2,500
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $2,500
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $1,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$20,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$20,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC$20,000
SUPPORT TAXFIGHTERS & ELECT EFFECTIVE LEADERS PAC$20,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$19,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $6,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordMVL PAC$19,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $2,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$19,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $4,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$18,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $7,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordNORPAC$18,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $18,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$17,500
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $5,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $4,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$16,500
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $1,500
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$16,500
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $3,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $3,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $4,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
Pete Stauber · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $4,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $1,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$16,000
EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$16,000
Tom McClintock · Sponsor · $5,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $3,500
Troy Downing · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$16,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $6,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$15,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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