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Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act
S. 2033 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land.
Summary
- Directs the Comptroller General to study existing Federal programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation activities across boundaries between Federal and non-Federal land.
- Requires the study to examine whether changes to Federal programs would increase capacity and funding access for Federal agencies, States, local governments, and Tribal governments to conduct wildfire mitigation.
- Requires the study to assess activities under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, including how to improve their effectiveness for wildfire mitigation and whether they have increased funding access for Federal and State agencies.
- Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress within 2 years containing study results and recommendations to simplify cross-boundary wildfire mitigation coordination between Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
Actions (11)
- Jun 15, 2026 Held at the desk. · house
- Jun 15, 2026 Received in the House. · house
- Jun 12, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Jun 11, 2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2747-2748; text: CR S2748) · senate
- Jun 11, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2747-2748; text: CR S2748)
- Jun 8, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430. · senate
- Jun 8, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. · senate
- Dec 17, 2025 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · senate
- Dec 2, 2025 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. · senate
- Jun 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Jun 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 11, 2025
Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
June 8, 2026
Reported by Mr. Lee, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land.
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 “Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act”.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON WILDFIRE MITIGATION ACROSS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES.
(a) Study Required.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on— (1) the existing Federal programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation from being completed across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land; (2) whether changes to any program, rule, or authority identified pursuant to paragraph (1) would allow Federal land management agencies (as defined in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801)), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Fire Administration, States, local governments, and Tribal governments increased capacity or access to funding to mitigate wildfires; and (3) the activities carried out pursuant to subsection (e) of section 103 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6513), including— (A) how to improve the efficacy of such activities with respect to mitigating wildfire; and (B) whether the enactment of such subsection has increased the access of Federal land management agencies and States to funding to mitigate wildfires. (b) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that contains— (1) the results of the study required under subsection (a); and (2) recommendations to simplify cross-boundary wildfire mitigation between Federal land management agencies and State, local, and Tribal governments.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act”.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON WILDFIRE MITIGATION ACROSS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES.
(a) Study Required.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on—
(1) the existing Federal programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation from being completed across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land;
(2) whether changes to any program, rule, or authority identified pursuant to paragraph (1) would allow Federal land management agencies (as defined in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801)), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Fire Administration, States, local governments, and Tribal governments increased capacity or access to funding to mitigate wildfires; and
(3) the activities carried out pursuant to subsection (e) of section 103 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6513), including—
(A) how to improve the efficacy of such activities with respect to mitigating wildfire; and
(B) whether the enactment of such subsection has increased the access of Federal land management agencies and States to funding to mitigate wildfires.
(b) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains—
(1) the results of the study required under subsection (a); and
(2) recommendations to simplify cross-boundary wildfire mitigation between Federal land management agencies and State, local, and Tribal governments. Calendar No. 430
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2033
A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land.
June 8, 2026
Reported with an amendment
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