# 119-hres-467: Designating May 2025 as "National Wildfire Preparedness Month".

119-hres-467, Designating May 2025 as "National Wildfire Preparedness Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-06-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-467
- Congress: 119
- Title: Designating May 2025 as "National Wildfire Preparedness Month".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-03

## Summary

**National Wildfire Preparedness Month** would designate May 2025 as National Wildfire Preparedness Month to raise awareness and promote prevention, community resilience, and lifesaving education. It highlights that wildfires have grown in size and season length, gives a 2015–2024 average of 62,435 fires burning 7.6 million acres, reports early‑2025 totals above 10‑year averages, notes nearly 85% of wildland fires are human caused, projects over 60% of States at risk from May to August 2025, cites federal suppression costs above $2.5 billion per year and total damages in the tens to hundreds of billions of dollars, and urges actions like home hardening, vegetation management, early warnings, reducing human ignitions, protecting people from smoke, and evacuation planning.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1105: Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2033: Military Spouse Hiring Act
- 119-hr-309: National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-467 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/467)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1105: Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1105)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2033: Military Spouse Hiring Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2033)
- [119-hr-309: National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-309)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-467 (as of 2026-06-03).