Bill funds forest fixes and fire safety with private money.
H.R. 10917 — Wildfire Emergency Act of 2026 · Filed by Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) · Introduced Oct 26, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets the government borrow money from private groups. The money pays for forest work on federal land. Money gets paid back over time by people who benefit. The bill sets up training centers for controlled burns. It gives money to help homes resist fire. It funds jobs in forest work. It gives $50 million in grants to poor communities.
Who it affects
Poor communities get grants and priority help. Forest workers and community colleges get funding for job training. Homeowners can get help making homes fire-resistant.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how the government will pay back private investors. It raises the cost limit for home fire help from $6,500 to $13,000. It does not add new money to pay for this.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 26, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 26, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- private groups — Companies and nonprofits that lend money for forest work.
- federal land — Land owned by the U.S. government, like national forests.
- controlled burns — Fires set on purpose by experts to reduce fuel and prevent big wildfires.
- poor communities — Towns and neighborhoods with fewer resources and lower incomes.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (39,500 characters) on Oct 29, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,598 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-29.
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