The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2023
HR 3389

Sponsored by David G. Valadao (R)

Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023

Would have ordered a federal study of container aerial firefighting (CAFFS) to fight wildfires.

Tradeoff

Would have required the Forest Service and Interior Department to jointly study CAFFS, which drops water or fire retardant from disposable containers. Would have aimed to add airlift capacity for wildfire emergencies.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 3389, Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/59472 · Aug 2023

The House passed this bill by on September 12, 2023. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 16, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(May 16, 2023)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jun 13, 2023)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-187, Part I.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 12, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry(Sep 13, 2023)