# 119-hr-9783: CANADA FIRE Act

119-hr-9783, CANADA FIRE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9783
- Congress: 119
- Title: CANADA FIRE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-05

## Summary

**This bill would let the United States impose targeted economic and diplomatic penalties if Canadian-sourced wildfire smoke causes serious air-quality harms.** It creates a two-step finding process and a sanctions regime aimed at getting Canada to adopt verifiable wildfire prevention and response measures.

## Provisions PRIA read

- How the U.S. would find smoke events: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the President, with agency input, to decide within 30 days whether major wildfire smoke from Canada happened in the past 12 months. The bill would define a "material transboundary smoke event" by clear criteria, like air-quality standard exceedances, an Air Qualit…
- Humanitarian and implementation protections: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would preserve exceptions so sanctions do not block humanitarian goods and wildfire help. Food, medicine, medical devices, wildfire response, environmental cleanup, public-health tools, disaster relief, and emergency telecom would be exempt. The President could also waive sanct…
- Mandatory and extra economic sanctions: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the President to impose mandatory sanctions after an affirmative finding. Mandatory steps include banning U.S. government procurement from the Government of Canada, blocking Export-Import Bank support for exports to Canada, and directing U.S. IFI representatives t…
- Lists, asset blocks, and visa bans: mixed, medium. If enacted, the President would publish a public list of foreign people and entities responsible for qualifying smoke events within 60 days of an affirmative finding. The list could include leaders, officials, companies, family members, and those who hid information or blocked help. U.S. persons wo…
- When sanctions can be ended or reimposed: mixed, medium. If enacted, the President could end sanctions by certifying to Congress four conditions: no material transboundary smoke from Canada in the prior 90 days; Canada has adopted and begun funding a credible wildfire prevention and response plan that shares timely data; Canada has cooperated and taken r…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9783 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9783)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8210)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8615)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9783 (as of 2026-09-05).