119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 20, 2025
Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 20, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 20, 2025)
Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025
This bill provides for the establishment of at least seven regional wildland fire research centers to improve the understanding of wildland fire through coordinated research and development.
Specifically, the Department of Commerce, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Forest Service, must establish regional centers at institutions of higher education and land-grant colleges and universities in seven specified regions. Institutions must be selected to host regional centers through a competitive process. Among other priorities, regional centers must develop technologies and tools to understand, monitor, and predict wildland fire, test and operate models to support land management decision-making, and improve the understanding of post-fire risks (e.g., flash flooding). Regional centers must coordinate their research with one another and with other wildland fire research entities, and must make their work and data fully and openly available.
The bill also establishes a national coordination board to develop technological research priorities and science, data management, and sharing protocols in cooperation with each regional center. The national board must coordinate the activities of regional centers and other research institutions to avoid unnecessary duplication.
Further, the bill establishes an advisory board at each regional center to advise on research goals and activities, assist with dissemination of research outputs, and ensure coordination of research between regional centers and federal and state land management agencies in the relevant region.
Finally, the bill sets forth certain reporting requirements with respect to the regional centers’ progress.
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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
…l Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.647 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.1849 - To amend the Internal Reven…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING HOLDINGS (AEMH) · lobbying firm or registrant: ACTUM I, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Resilience Act (H.R. 582); The FIRE Act of 2025 (H.R. 753); Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790/S. 1462); Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025 (S. 647); Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (S. 306); Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025 (S. 453); Western Wildlife Support Act (S. 91).
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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$540,000
Spent on own lobbying
…l Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.647 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.1849 - To amend the Internal Reven…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING HOLDINGS (AEMH) · lobbying firm or registrant: ACTUM I, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Resilience Act (H.R. 582); The FIRE Act of 2025 (H.R. 753); Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790/S. 1462); Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025 (S. 647); Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (S. 306); Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025 (S. 453); Western Wildlife Support Act (S. 91).
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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$506,440
Spent on own lobbying
…l Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.647 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.1849 - To amend the Internal Reven…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING HOLDINGS (AEMH) · lobbying firm or registrant: ACTUM I, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Resilience Act (H.R. 582); The FIRE Act of 2025 (H.R. 753); Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790/S. 1462); Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025 (S. 647); Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (S. 306); Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025 (S. 453); Western Wildlife Support Act (S. 91).
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
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA · lobbying firm or registrant: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
Seeking support for the passage of S. 647, Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025. Seeking support for introduction of legislation to establish in statute an authorization for the Of…
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
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING HOLDINGS (AEMH) · lobbying firm or registrant: ACTUM I, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 18, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Resilience Act (H.R. 582); The FIRE Act of 2025 (H.R. 753); Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790/S. 1462); Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025 (S. 647); Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (S. 306); Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025 (S. 453); Western Wildlife Support Act (S. 91).
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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$465,758
Spent on own lobbying
…l Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.647 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.1849 - To amend the Internal Reven…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$442,147
Spent on own lobbying
…l Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.647 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.1849 - To amend the Internal Reven…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA · lobbying firm or registrant: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g to support operations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Seeking support for the passage of S. 647, Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025.
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
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING HOLDINGS (AEMH) · lobbying firm or registrant: ACTUM I, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Resilience Act (H.R. 582); The FIRE Act of 2025 (H.R. 753); Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790/S. 1462); Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025 (S. 647); Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (S. 306); Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025 (S. 453); Western Wildlife Support Act (S. 91).
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
FUND FOR A BETTER FUTURE · lobbying firm or registrant: FUND FOR A BETTER FUTURE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3923: Wildfire Coordination Act; all provisions S. 647: Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025; all provisions
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
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA · lobbying firm or registrant: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…erinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act). Seeking support for introduction of legislation to authorize regional wildland fire research centers (S. 647, Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025). Seeking support for introduction of legislation to authorize the Department of the Interiors Clima…
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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$435,663
Spent on own lobbying
…l Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.647 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.1849 - To amend the Internal Reven…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING HOLDINGS (AEMH) · lobbying firm or registrant: ACTUM I, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Resilience Act (H.R. 582); The FIRE Act of 2025 (H.R. 753); Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790/S. 1462); Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025 (S. 647); Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (S. 306); Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025 (S. 453); Western Wildlife Support Act (S. 91).
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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$424,512
Spent on own lobbying
…l Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.647 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes. H.R.1849 - To amend the Internal Reven…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
NUVERA FUEL CELLS · lobbying firm or registrant: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues relating to hydrogen fuel cell technology, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bills, Hydrogen Infrastructure Initiative (S. 647, S. 648)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
NUVERA FUEL CELLS · lobbying firm or registrant: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues relating to hydrogen fuel cell technology, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bills, Hydrogen Infrastructure Initiative (S. 647, S. 648)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA · lobbying firm or registrant: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
Seeking support for introduction of legislation to authorize regional wildland fire research centers (S. 647, Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025) Seeking support for introduction of legislation to require the National Science Foundation to devel…
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
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING HOLDINGS (AEMH) · lobbying firm or registrant: ACTUM I, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 20, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ildfire Resilience Act (H.R. 582); The FIRE Act of 2025 (H.R. 753); Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790); Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025 (S. 647); Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (S. 306); Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025 (S. 453); Western Wildlife Support Act (S. 91).
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