# 119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025

119-s-140, Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-140
- As of: 2026-09-13
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-140
- Congress: 119
- Title: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-13

## Summary

**Boosts hazardous fuels reduction on federal lands.** This bill would set rising minimum annual targets for mechanical thinning and prescribed burning on National Forest System and BLM lands and require public tracking and standardized data to measure progress.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger fuels goals and reporting: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would make the Forest Service and BLM set higher national targets for fuels work. The agencies must calculate a FY2019–2023 baseline and set goals: FY2025–2026 at least the baseline, FY2027–2028 at least 20% higher, and FY2029+ at least 40% higher. The agencies would post annua…
- Higher small timber sale threshold: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would raise the timber sale dollar threshold used in National Forest rules from $10,000 to $55,000. Small buyers and contractors with sales under $55,000 would face fewer statutory requirements and paperwork on National Forest System land.
- Public-private wildfire tech pilot: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Public-Private Wildfire Technology Deployment and Testbed Pilot Program within 60 days. Private companies, nonprofits, and schools could apply to test new tools like AI, remote sensing, and 5G. The pilot must publish priorities, accept applications, and issue ann…
- Grazing strategy to reduce fire risk: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary to submit a strategy within 18 months on using livestock grazing to reduce wildfire risk on Federal land. The report must analyze permit changes, targeted grazing, using grazing for invasive grass control, and temporary use of vacant allotments. The…
- Local and tribal lawsuit rights: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let a unit of local government or an Indian Tribe intervene as of right in lawsuits about qualifying federal projects near their land. Intervenors would also be full participants in settlement talks for those projects.
- Faster hazard-tree and line clearing: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would push agencies to use faster environmental-review authorities on high-risk lands within three years. The Forest Service would create a NEPA categorical exclusion for high-priority hazard trees within one year. Owners of power lines could get permits to cut trees on federal…
- Definitions and FLAME Act change: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would add clear definitions for terms like 'Federal land', 'hazardous fuels reduction activity', and 'Secretary concerned'. It would also strike subsection (h) from section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009, redesignating the next subsection.

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1162: SHORT Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-140 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/140)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1162: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1162)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-140 (as of 2026-09-13).