Military Support For Fighting Wildfires Act Of 2023

The "Military Support for Fighting Wildfires Act of 2023" aims to enhance the collaboration between the military and civilian agencies in responding to wildfires. The bill allows for increased coordination, training, and resources sharing between the Department of Defense and other firefighting entities during wildfire incidents. It also provides provisions for utilizing military assets and personnel to support firefighting efforts, thereby improving overall wildfire response capabilities. This bill is designed to bolster wildfire suppression activities by leveraging the expertise and resources of the military in combating wildfires effectively.

• 2023-02-28: Introduced in House

• 2023-02-28: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E162-163)

• 2023-02-28: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.

• 2023-03-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

• 2023-03-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

• 2023-03-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

• 2023-06-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture.