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S3190119th CongressWALLET

Fire Innovation Unit Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Introduced

Summary

Create a federal pilot program to test and deploy wildfire prevention, detection, communication, response, and mitigation technologies through formal public‑private partnerships. This bill would set up a structured deployment and demonstration program that links federal, state, tribal, and local fire entities with private companies, nonprofits, and universities to field‑test real-world wildfire innovations.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Wildfire tech pilot for communities

If enacted, the bill would require the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to create a wildfire technology Pilot Program within 1 year. The Pilot Program would end 7 years after enactment. Private companies, nonprofits, and colleges could apply to test prevention, detection, communication, response, and mitigation technologies. The Secretaries would link chosen applicants with federal, Tribal, state, or local fire agencies for real-world testing. The Secretaries would use effectiveness, scalability, and cost-efficiency to judge success and could accept existing agency partnerships. The Secretaries must report to Congress 180 days after the program starts and then annually. Reports must list technologies, estimated costs to scale them, outreach, NOAA coordination (including the Fire Weather Testbed), and procurement barriers and solutions.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

NM • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 11/18/2025

Roll Call Votes

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