# 119-s-1672: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025

119-s-1672, Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1672
- Congress: 119
- Title: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would clarify that aerial applications of fire-control and suppression products on the Forest Service's Qualified Products List are exempt from NPDES permits.** It would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)(3)) to add those aerial discharges to the statute's list of permit-exempt discharges and would update several internal cross-references so the new clause fits the law's structure.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fewer water permits for aerial firefighting: mixed, low. This bill would add an exemption to the Clean Water Act for certain aerial firefighting discharges. If enacted, discharges from aerial application of products used for fire control would not need NPDES permits when the product appears on the Forest Service Qualified Products List (or a successor li…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1672 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1672)

## Related
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- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-485)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1672 (as of 2026-09-10).