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119-s-3044119th Congress

Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

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Summary

Expands the "exceptional events" framework to include prescribed fires and accelerates EPA rule changes on how planned burns affect air-quality monitoring data.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New rules for prescribed fires

This bill would let EPA treat planned "prescribed fires" like other exceptional events for air monitoring. "Prescribed fire" would be defined as a planned ignition done under laws and rules to meet specific objectives. The impacted State would first determine if a prescribed fire is an exceptional event, and the Administrator would review that determination instead of relying on a governor petition. The Administrator would have to publish regulatory revisions in the Federal Register within 270 days after enactment and shorten some proposal timelines from 1 year to 180 days.

No retroactive reclassification of emissions

This bill would stop past stationary-source emissions from being reclassified as exceptional events after the law takes effect. The protection would apply to "stationary source" as defined in 40 CFR 51.491 as in effect on the date of enactment. If enacted, this would preserve the pre-enactment regulatory treatment of those emissions and take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

UT • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 10/23/2025

Roll Call Votes

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