# 119-s-350: Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025 119-s-350, Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-350 - As of: 2026-09-10 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-350 - Congress: 119 - Title: Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA) - Cosponsors: 2 - Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-10 ## Summary **Mobilizes public and private funding to carry out landscape-scale forest restoration and boost community wildfire resilience.** The bill pairs a conservation-finance restoration framework with community resilience programs, weatherization updates, and workforce and grant support to reduce wildfire risk and strengthen local capacity. - Restores public lands at scale and tests new financing. A Secretary of Agriculture-led framework and a capped pilot program use conservation finance agreements to fund large restoration projects and require monitoring and reporting. - Helps communities and households harden buildings and energy systems. Weatherization rules add fire- and drought-resistant materials, raise the average per-home cost threshold to $13,000, and increase maximum assistance to $6,000. The bill also funds resilience projects like microgrids and critical-infrastructure upgrades. - Builds a firefighting and stewardship workforce and funds local stewardship. A competitive workforce grant program supports apprenticeships and training. A National Community Capacity and Land Stewardship Grant program prioritizes disadvantaged communities and reserves at least 10% for Indian Tribes, with Congress authorizing $50.0 million for 2025–2029. *Net effect: increases federal spending, including a $50.0 million authorization for 2025–2029, adding net costs to the federal budget.* ## Cosponsors (2) - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Faster wildfire detection and public data: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Agriculture and Interior Departments would speed up placing sensors, cameras, and other wildfire detectors in risk areas. They would expand satellite, remote sensing, and mobile data use and try to speed permitting for detection equipment. Nonconfidential detection data would be sha… - Grants to build microgrids for hospitals: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Energy would get $100 million to help critical facilities install microgrids, backup power, renewables, storage, and advanced grid controls. The program would provide grants, technical help, and info sharing. Up to 10% of funds could be used for administration. - New forestry workforce training grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, a competitive grant program would fund internships, apprenticeships, college bridge programs, and other training for forestry and fire management jobs. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, labor groups, state agencies, community colleges, and universities. The program is authorized a… - Grants for community land stewardship: benefit, low. If enacted, a new grant program would give community groups up to $50,000 per year for land stewardship on National Forests, grasslands, and nearby lands. The program could pay up to 100% of project costs. It is authorized $50 million for fiscal years 2025–2029 and must set aside at least 10% of fu… - Western centers to train prescribed fire: benefit, low. If enacted, the Departments of Agriculture and Interior would set up one or more Western Prescribed Fire Centers in States fully west of the 100th meridian. The agencies must pick locations within one year of enactment. Centers would train people, share science, and connect with Tribes and local la… - Bigger weatherization help, new rules: mixed, high. If enacted, Weatherization Assistance could pay for more work per home. The average spending cap would rise to $13,000 and a referenced per-unit amount to $6,000, both adjusted for inflation. Owners getting weatherization would need to use fire- and drought-resistant materials and follow State wild… - Pilot to finance forest restoration: mixed, medium. If enacted, USDA could run a pilot to sign up to 20 conservation finance agreements on National Forest land. Total obligations would be capped at $250 million over the first 10 years and no single agreement could exceed $50 million. Projects must use debt financing repaid by project beneficiaries a… ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act - 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 - 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act - 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 - 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-350 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/350) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462) - [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990) - [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639) - [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552) - [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-350 (as of 2026-09-10).