# 117-hr-1066: Wildfire Recovery Act

117-hr-1066, Wildfire Recovery Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1066
- Congress: 117
- Title: Wildfire Recovery Act
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2021-02-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Wildfire Recovery Act This bill makes changes with respect to the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share shall be not less than 75% of the eligible cost. Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct and complete a rulemaking to develop guidelines and a rule that establishes thresholds for cases in which the federal cost share for such grants may be increased. Such thresholds shall use a fire-specific metric to determine fire damage and recommend a federal share adjustment for fire damage that meets the established thresholds.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2021-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 328 | 88 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1066 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1066)

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