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119-hr-582119th CongressWALLET

Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act

Sponsored By: Representative Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a federal grant program for community wildfire resilience. This bill would fund local planning and on-the-ground projects that reduce wildfire risk and would expand existing Forest Service grants to allow structure hardening and related work.

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  • Local communities, tribal governments, and volunteer fire departments could get grants to develop or carry out community protection plans. Implementation grants would be capped at $10.0 million and most projects would require a 25% nonfederal match.
  • Homeowners and neighborhoods would gain a pathway to fund building and property modifications. The bill would explicitly allow grants to harden structures and modify adjacent areas to reduce exposure to flames and embers.
  • Federal and local responders would get better information and coordination tools. The U.S. Fire Administration would publish maps of at-risk communities every 5 years and produce a report on radio interoperability, and the Government Accountability Office would study plan certification and program impediments.

*Authorizes $1.0 billion per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 for the grant program, with actual budget impact depending on future appropriations.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New federal grants for wildfire safety

FEMA, with the Forest Service, would set up a new grant program within 1 year. States, Tribes, local governments, and volunteer fire departments could apply. You could get up to $250,000 to write a plan, and up to $10,000,000 to do projects in a plan. Project grants would usually need a 25% local match; plan grants would have no match. The match could be waived or reduced, and low‑income areas could use a Federal disaster loan to meet it. Work must be in communities that existed at enactment, would prioritize high‑risk areas shown on State or specified maps, and should hire locally. Congress could provide $1 billion a year for 2025–2029.

Regular wildfire risk maps for communities

The bill would update who counts as an at‑risk community near Federal land. FEMA would publish a national map of at‑risk communities, including Tribal areas, within 180 days. FEMA would update the map every five years. The map would guide which places get priority for wildfire help.

More grants to harden homes and buildings

The bill would expand a federal wildfire grant program to cover structure hardening. Grants could help make buildings resist flames and embers. They could also fund work on nearby areas, like vegetation, garages, sheds, and fences, to cut fire exposure. This change would take effect upon enactment and could let more local projects qualify.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 1/21/2025

  • Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/9/2025

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/20/2026

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 4/9/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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