US Congress Senate Bill 235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-4)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S422)
Pending: Senate Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2016-FY2025 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. If USDA or Interior determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for wildfire suppression operations, the bill requires the relevant department to submit to Congress a request for the funding and a plan for obligating the funds. The bill also requires the President's budget to include the average costs for wildfire suppression over the previous 10 years.

Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S422)

HB167 (Related) 2015-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
SB1645 (Related) 2015-06-23 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
SB3068 (Related) 2016-06-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/235/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s235/BILLS-114s235is.pdf