# 119-hres-1291: Expressing support for the recognition of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a Wildfire Preparedness Week.

119-hres-1291, Expressing support for the recognition of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a Wildfire Preparedness Week., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1291
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the recognition of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a Wildfire Preparedness Week.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Boost wildfire preparedness** by promoting education, early warning systems, evacuation planning, and prevention during Wildfire Preparedness Week. It would also highlight firefighter health risks and steps to reduce human-caused ignitions. - Families and households: Provides guidance for evacuation planning and how to protect people and animals during wildfires. - Firefighters and first responders: Calls out elevated cancer and respiratory risks from smoke and hazardous chemicals to raise awareness of responder health needs. - Communities and land managers: Encourages vegetation and forest management and limiting use of combustibles like fireworks and open flames. It notes about 85 percent of United States wildland fires are caused by people. - National scale: Emphasizes recent size of the problem, noting in 2025 there were 77,850 wildfires burning 5.1 million acres.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-1291 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1291)

## 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-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-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1291 (as of 2026-09-21).