# 119-s-2208: Wildfire Resilient Communities Act

119-s-2208, Wildfire Resilient Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2208
- Congress: 119
- Title: Wildfire Resilient Communities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates mandatory $30.0 billion to fund hazardous fuels reduction projects on Federal land** and adds program changes and county payments to cut wildfire risk, restore landscapes, and boost community resilience. It would also authorize $3.0 billion for 2027–2031 to supplement community wildfire defense grants and tighten collaborative restoration rules.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Extra $3 billion for community wildfire grants: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would authorize $3 billion to be appropriated for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program. The money would be in addition to earlier IIJA amounts and would fund eligible State, Tribal, local, and community projects that reduce wildfire ris…
- One-time $30 billion for wildfire projects: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would transfer $30 billion from Treasury to federal land agency heads on the first October 1 after enactment. The money would pay for hazardous fuels reduction projects on federal lands. Agencies would be able to use the funds without further annual appropriations and the money…
- Stronger rules for forest restoration projects: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would change the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program rules. It would add pathogens to species considerations and require standard monitoring questions and a federal staffing plan for collaboration. It would add new project evaluation priorities like cross-ownersh…
- New county payments from forest sales: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a County Stewardship Fund and require annual Treasury deposits for qualifying federal forest product contracts. Each fiscal year the Fund would get the greater of 25 percent of the appraised value or 25 percent of excess receipts for each contract. Each county wher…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2208 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2208)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2231)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2208 (as of 2025-12-21).