# 119-hr-5652: Wildfire Recovery Act

119-hr-5652, Wildfire Recovery Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5652
- Congress: 119
- Title: Wildfire Recovery Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would set a 75% federal cost-share floor for Fire Management Assistance** and expand what expenses States, local, and Tribal governments can claim. It would also require FEMA to write clear rules within 3 years for when the federal share can be raised and update grant policy to match major disaster and emergency practices. - States, local, and Tribal governments would receive at least 75% of eligible costs for new Fire Management Assistance funded after enactment and could be reimbursed for predeployment of domestic assets. - FEMA would have 3 years to issue rules that create criteria and a threshold metric to decide when to recommend increasing the federal cost share. - FEMA must update its section 420 grant policy to align with major disaster and emergency declarations and explicitly allow predeployment cost reimbursement.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal money for wildfire response: benefit, medium. If enacted, the federal government would pay at least 75% of eligible costs for FEMA Fire Management Assistance. This floor would apply only to money appropriated on or after the bill’s enactment date. FEMA would have to update its policy to match major disaster rules and to let States, localities,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5652 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5652)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5652 (as of 2026-04-21).