{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5963","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5963,"title":"Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-11-07","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000273","fullName":"Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]","party":"D","state":"NM","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-11-07","text":"Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-11-07","text":"Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-07","text":"Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for matching federal funds in fire recovery projects. Specifically, USDA may waive cost-sharing requirements for projects responding to fires resulting from management activities (e.g., controlled burns) conducted by USDA on National Forest System land.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-09T21:12:07Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":258,"ts":"2026-04-15T13:12:46.403Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Responsible%20Wildland%20Fire%20Recovery%20Act"}]}}