H.R. 9534 · House bill · 119th Congress

Wildfire Response Modernization Act

Sponsored by Rep. George Whitesides, California with 12 co-sponsors

Introduced Jun 29, 2026

Referred to the Armed Services Committee

Latest action Jun 29, 2026

SponsorRep. George Whitesides, California· 12 cosponsorsRep. Lance Gooden, TexasRep. John Garamendi, California

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Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Wildfire Response Modernization Act”.

Sec. 2. Procurement of commercial space-based data to support wildfire resilience

(a) Procurement.— Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Commercial Space Office and in coordination with the FireGuard program of the National Guard and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall procure space-based commercial data and end products to support the efforts of the Department of Defense and the wildfire mission of the United States Northern Command by delivering timely, effective military support to the Federal Government and State, local, and Tribal governments to protect military readiness and installations, provide emergency military support to civil authorities, and conduct proactive wildland fire management.

(b) Authorized sharing.— The Secretary may share space-based commercial data and end products procured under subsection (a) with State, local, and Tribal governments to assist with firefighting efforts.

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