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Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 6, 2025

Latest action (Dec 16, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Committee Agriculture Committee Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Issues
Climate & Energy
Legislative subjects (6)
EcologyFiresForests, forestry, treesHigher educationResearch administration and fundingUtah

Summary

This bill amends the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize the establishment of a Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Research Institute in Utah. Previously, the act authorized institutes in other states but did not include Utah. The bill adds Utah to the list of states eligible to establish such research institutes under the act. The bill also includes a conforming amendment to update references to include Utah alongside Colorado and other states in the provisions related to these institutes. The institutes conduct research on forest health and wildfire prevention for their respective regions.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Actions (18)
  1. Dec 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
  2. Dec 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Dec 15, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5876-5877) · house
  4. Dec 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5876-5877)
  5. Dec 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1045. · house
  6. Dec 15, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5876-5878) · house
  7. Dec 15, 2025 Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  8. Sep 15, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236. · house
  9. Sep 15, 2025 Committee on Agriculture discharged. · house
  10. Sep 15, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-280, Part I. · house
  11. Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. · house
  12. Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  13. Jul 23, 2025 Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged · house
  14. Jun 10, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
  15. Jun 3, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. · house
  16. Mar 14, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. · house
  17. Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. · house
  18. Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in House

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Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 3923 — Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 4754 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 3553 — BRUSH Fires Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 91 — Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)

Text versions (4)
  • Referred in Senate · Dec 16, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Dec 15, 2025
  • Reported in House · Sep 15, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Feb 6, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL INSTITUTE.

(a) In General.—Section 5(b)(2) of the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6704(b)(2)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(D) the State of Utah.”.

(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 5(e)(1) of the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6704(e)(1)) is amended by striking “and Colorado” and inserting “Colorado, and Utah”.

Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1045

AN ACT

To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act.

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