# 119-hr-6618: Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act

119-hr-6618, Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR); status passed_house (as of 2026-10-09).

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- As of: 2026-10-09
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6618
- Congress: 119
- Title: Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**This bill focuses on reducing drone incursions during wildfire suppression.** It would require the Federal Aviation Administration to study unmanned aircraft system incursions over lands managed by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture and report findings and recommendations.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Plan to study wildfire drone risks: benefit, low. If enacted, the Federal Aviation Administration would study how drones affect wildfire fighting on Interior and Agriculture lands. The study would review the last five calendar years. It would count when a drone flew into wildfire-restricted airspace and got in the way. For each event, it would est…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6618)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4398)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6618 (as of 2026-10-09).