Federal · 119th Congress
BRUSH Fires Act
Policy areaPublic Lands and Natural Resources
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Cosponsors14
Yassamin AnsariDU.S. Representative · 3rd District · AZ
Julia BrownleyDU.S. Representative · 26th District · CA
Josh HarderDU.S. Representative · 9th District · CA
Jared HuffmanDU.S. Representative · 2nd District · CA
Sara JacobsDU.S. Representative · 51st District · CA
Young KimRU.S. Representative · 40th District · CA
Mike LevinDU.S. Representative · 49th District · CA
Jimmy PanettaDU.S. Representative · 19th District · CA
Luz M. RivasDU.S. Representative · 29th District · CA
George WhitesidesDU.S. Representative · 27th District · CA
Joe NeguseDU.S. Representative · 2nd District · CO
Brian K. FitzpatrickRU.S. Representative · 1st District · PA12 of 14
Other titles3
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study with respect to the effectiveness of available wildfire mitigation methods in reducing the risk of wildfire and the severity of damages from wildfire in communities within or adjacent to shrubland ecosystems, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced
BRUSH Fires ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history8
Mar 5, 2026
House · CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 5, 2026
House · CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5, 2026
House · CommitteeSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Feb 10, 2026
House · CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held
Feb 3, 2026
House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 21, 2025
HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 21, 2025
HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 21, 2025
IntroducedIntroduced in House