119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 16, 2025
Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 16, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 16, 2025)
Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters in recognition of their strength, resiliency, sacrifice, and service to protect the forests, grasslands, and communities of the United States.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)
Introduced in Senate
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Congressional tributes · Fires · First responders and emergency personnel · Forests, forestry, trees
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9 citations.
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
H.R. 845 - Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act S. 142 - Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act Contracting process improvements H.R. 836 - Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act-Promotes development…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
Amount not reported
H.R. 845 - Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act S. 142 - Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act Contracting process improvements H.R. 836 - Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act-Promotes development…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
Amount not reported
H.R. 845 - Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act S. 142 - Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act Contracting process improvements H.R. 836 - Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act-Promotes development…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 8, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (H.R. 856) Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act (S.142) Contracting process improvements
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (H.R. 856) Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act (S.142) Contracting process improvements
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 12, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (H.R. 856) Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act (S.142) Contracting process improvements
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 15, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (H.R. 856) Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act (S.142)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 15, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (H.R. 856) Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act (S.142)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 22, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
Amount not reported
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (H.R. 856) Wildland Firefighter Congressional Gold Medal Act (S.142)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing