# 119-s-441: Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025

119-s-441, Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-441
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**National Wildland Firefighting Service** would be created to consolidate federal wildland fire preparedness, suppression, and recovery authorities under the Department of the Interior. It would direct the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries to jointly develop a consolidation plan and send it to Congress. - Federal leadership: Would centralize national wildland fire leadership under a single Director appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the plan must describe required qualifications. - Planning and budget: Would require the Secretaries to include a budget and a description of the resources and authorities needed to consolidate federal wildland fire response. The plan must be submitted to four congressional committees within 180 days of enactment. - Communities and response: Would bring preparedness, suppression, and recovery authorities under one agency, changing how federal wildfire response is organized and coordinated.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Create National Wildland Fire Service: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries to make a plan to combine federal wildland fire work into a new agency in the Department of the Interior called the National Wildland Firefighting Service. The plan would have to include a budget, the director's required qu…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-441 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/441)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-441 (as of 2026-04-21).