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substantiveSep 14, 2022 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 1066 — Wildfire Recovery Act

Wildfire Recovery Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Makes changes on the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share.
  • House passed it on Sep 14, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Wildfire Recovery Act This bill makes changes with respect to the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share shall be not less than 75% of the eligible cost. Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which FEMA may recommend that the President increase the federal cost share. Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses the financial impact to a state or local government from responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being provided.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea328

Democrat: 214 · Republican: 114

Nay88

Republican: 88

Present0

Not Voting16

Democrat: 6 · Republican: 10

How each member voted (432)

Yea (328)

Nay (88)

Not Voting (16)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.