# 119-s-2015: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025

119-s-2015, National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2015
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**Increase prescribed-fire acreage on Federal land** while building training, liability protections, and smoke-management tools to reduce wildfire risk and support large, cross-boundary restoration projects. - Communities near the Wildland-Urban Interface would benefit from prioritized projects and landscape planning aimed at reducing uncharacteristic wildfire risk. The bill sets a target to grow prescribed-fire acres by 10% year over year for nine fiscal years. - Federal and local fire workforces would get more training, permanent hiring pathways, hazard pay options, and new capacity. The text requires at least six multiparty task forces and at least five new training centers within two years. - Tribal nations and collaborative projects would see formal support for cultural burning and large-scale restorations. Collaborative projects must meet a landscape threshold of not less than 50,000 acres and a separate landscape-restoration program is capped at $20.0 million per fiscal year with reporting and sunset rules.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More training, jobs, and hazard pay: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretaries would set up at least five regional prescribed-fire training centers within two years, including support for an Indigenous-led center, subject to appropriations. They would establish at least six multiparty task forces within 180 days to plan cross-boundary burns. Agenci…
- Liability protection for burn partners: benefit, medium. If enacted, covered entities doing prescribed-fire work under federal supervision would be treated like federal employees for Federal Tort Claims Act purposes while working. The Secretaries must issue guidance within one year on contract terms to extend those protections. Beginning the first fiscal…
- New funding and large burn grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior could each use up to 15% of annual hazardous-fuels (and DOI post-fire) appropriations for prescribed-fire work. That money could pay for contracts, grants, NEPA reviews, training, monitoring, and Collaborative Prescribed Fire Program proje…
- Better smoke science and air tools: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretaries would work with EPA and CDC to fund research to improve smoke prediction models and public-facing smoke impact tools. EPA would coordinate with State, Tribal, and local air-quality and public-health agencies to provide data, modeling, imagery, and guidance to support exc…
- Mandatory 10% yearly prescribed-burn increase: mixed, medium. If enacted, starting in the first fiscal year after enactment and for nine fiscal years after, federal agencies would have to treat at least 10% more federal acreage with prescribed fire each year than the prior year. The Secretaries must create region-specific operational strategies that quantify…
- State reporting and cost-share rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary could pay part of a State's cost to report prescribed-fire accomplishments to the national database, if Congress provides funds. States must submit an annual report to the National Fire Planning and Operations Database by December 31. A State that fails to report by Decemb…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-837: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-2015 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2015)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-837: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "Nat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-837)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2015 (as of 2026-10-01).