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Wildfire Response Modernization Act
To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to procure space-based commercial data and end products to support the efforts of the Department of Defense and the wildfire mission of the United States Northern Command.
Summary
- Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to procure space-based commercial data and end products to support the Department of Defense and wildfire missions of the United States Northern Command.
- Requires the Secretary to act through the Commercial Space Office and coordinate with the FireGuard program of the National Guard and the Commander of U.S. Northern Command.
- Specifies that the procurement is to support military readiness and installations, provide emergency military support to civil authorities, and conduct proactive wildland fire management.
- Authorizes the Secretary to share the procured space-based commercial data and end products with State, local, and Tribal governments to assist with firefighting efforts.
- Makes the procurement subject to the availability of appropriations.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to George Whitesides’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY $31,495
- GOOGLE LLC $27,766
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY $21,438
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $19,734
- MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL $16,400
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for George Whitesides → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Jun 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 29, 2026
Mr. Whitesides (for himself, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Crow) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to procure space-based commercial data and end products to support the efforts of the Department of Defense and the wildfire mission of the United States Northern Command.
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 “Wildfire Response Modernization Act”.
SEC. 2. PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE-BASED DATA TO SUPPORT WILDFIRE RESILIENCE.
(a) Procurement.—Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Commercial Space Office and in coordination with the FireGuard program of the National Guard and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall procure space-based commercial data and end products to support the efforts of the Department of Defense and the wildfire mission of the United States Northern Command by delivering timely, effective military support to the Federal Government and State, local, and Tribal governments to protect military readiness and installations, provide emergency military support to civil authorities, and conduct proactive wildland fire management.
(b) Authorized Sharing.—The Secretary may share space-based commercial data and end products procured under subsection (a) with State, local, and Tribal governments to assist with firefighting efforts. <all>
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