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HR 6387 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

FIRE Act

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In plain language: Under this bill, smoke from controlled burns and other state-approved efforts to prevent severe wildfires will not count against a community’s federal air quality score. State governors can ask federal regulators to disregard these temporary smoke spikes so local areas do not face penalties or stricter restrictions on local industries. If smoke crosses state lines, federal regulators must perform the regional tracking and analysis to support these requests, and all exemption petitions will be published on a monthly updated public website.

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Issues

What this bill touches.

Federal lands & resourcesPollution & development−35Federal vs. state/local−20

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

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Who it helps

  • State governments and air quality regulatorsAllows governors to petition the EPA to exclude air pollution data caused by state-approved wildfire risk mitigation (such as prescribed burns) from clean air compliance determinations, and allows states to meet demonstration requirements with a 'reasonably expected' causal link rather than proving definitive causation (Sec. 2(5)(B), Sec. 2(5)(C)).provisional
  • Prescribed fire practitioners and forest managersGains regulatory relief under Clean Air Act standards by having prescribed burns and activities designed to mirror natural processes recognized as exceptional events or wildfire mitigation actions, shielding these practices from causing regulatory air quality violations (Sec. 2(2)(D), Sec. 2(2)(F), Sec. 2(5)(C)).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Must propose revised regulations within 18 months, conduct regional air quality modeling and analysis on behalf of states during multistate air events, and create and maintain a public website updated monthly tracking petition statuses (Sec. 2(3)(A), Sec. 2(3)(C)).provisional

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What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

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  1. Expands the Clean Air Act definition of an "exceptional event" to include human activities designed to mirror natural processes, such as controlled burns, as well as human activities that are unlikely to happen again.

    Sec. 2(2)(D)provisional

  2. Allows state governors to petition the EPA to exclude air pollution data caused by state-approved wildfire risk mitigation measures, such as prescribed fires, from regulatory enforcement decisions, area nonattainment designations, and air permit reviews.

    Sec. 2(5)(C)provisional

  3. Allows states to demonstrate that an exceptional event or wildfire mitigation activity caused elevated pollution by showing a reasonably expected causal link, rather than having to prove a definitive causal relationship.

    Sec. 2(5)(B)provisional

  4. Requires the EPA to perform regional air quality modeling and analysis on behalf of states whenever an exceptional event or wildfire risk reduction action impacts air quality across multiple states.

    Sec. 2(3)(C)provisional

  5. Requires the EPA to propose updated regulations within 18 months governing how air quality monitoring data affected by exceptional events or wildfire mitigation actions is handled.

    Sec. 2(3)(A)provisional

  6. Requires the EPA to establish a public website within 12 months, updated monthly, showing the review status of all state petitions to exclude air quality data for exceptional events and wildfire mitigation actions.

    Sec. 2(3)(C)provisional

  1. Expands the Clean Air Act definition of an "exceptional event" to include human activities designed to mirror natural processes, such as controlled burns, as well as human activities that are unlikely to happen again.

    Sec. 2(2)(D)provisional

  2. Allows state governors to petition the EPA to exclude air pollution data caused by state-approved wildfire risk mitigation measures, such as prescribed fires, from regulatory enforcement decisions, area nonattainment designations, and air permit reviews.

    Sec. 2(5)(C)provisional

  3. Allows states to demonstrate that an exceptional event or wildfire mitigation activity caused elevated pollution by showing a reasonably expected causal link, rather than having to prove a definitive causal relationship.

    Sec. 2(5)(B)provisional

  4. Requires the EPA to perform regional air quality modeling and analysis on behalf of states whenever an exceptional event or wildfire risk reduction action impacts air quality across multiple states.

    Sec. 2(3)(C)provisional

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The record

How members voted on FIRE Act.

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  • House · Apr 22, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Passage · Passed

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  • House · Apr 22, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Motion to Recommit · Failed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. Apr 27, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. Apr 22, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Apr 22, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136). (text: CR 4/21/2026 H3013)
  4. Apr 22, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136). (text: CR 4/21/2026 H3013)
  5. Apr 22, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 214 (Roll no. 135).
  6. Apr 22, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3064-3065)
  7. Apr 21, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6387, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Dexter demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  8. Apr 21, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  9. Apr 21, 2026Ms. Dexter moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (CR H3019)
  10. Apr 21, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. Apr 21, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6387.
  12. Apr 21, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit on H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, and H.R. 6409.
  13. Apr 21, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1174. (consideration: CR H3013-3019; text: CR H3013)
  14. Apr 15, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit on H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, and H.R. 6409.
  15. Apr 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515.
  16. Apr 9, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-595.
  17. Jan 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 23.
  18. Jan 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  19. Dec 10, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
  20. Dec 10, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  21. Dec 3, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  22. Dec 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  23. Dec 3, 2025Introduced in House
  1. Apr 27, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. Apr 22, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Apr 22, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136). (text: CR 4/21/2026 H3013)
  4. Apr 22, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136). (text: CR 4/21/2026 H3013)
  5. Apr 22, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 214 (Roll no. 135).
  6. Apr 15, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit on H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, and H.R. 6409.
  7. Apr 9, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-595.
  8. Jan 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 23.
  9. Dec 3, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “FIRE Act (H.R. 6387, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-6387. Congress.gov record as of Jul 17, 2026.

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