# 119-s-5293: PREPARE Act

119-s-5293, PREPARE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5293
- As of: 2026-09-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5293
- Congress: 119
- Title: PREPARE Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Creates a pilot to preposition aerial wildfire suppression resources for early-season fine-fuel fires.** The PREPARE Act focuses seasonal readiness in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The Agriculture Secretary through the Forest Service and the Interior Secretary through the Wildland Fire Service must design and run the pilot consistent with each State's Master Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreement and in consultation with the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center. *It uses existing wildland fire management funds and does not authorize additional appropriations.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilot aerial firefighting in five states: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a pilot to seasonally preposition aerial wildfire suppression resources in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The Forest Service and the Department of the Interior would run the pilot through their fire and aviation leaders. The pilot would use…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-2828: Child Care Modernization Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5293)

## Related
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-2828: Child Care Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2828)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5293 (as of 2026-09-25).