United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1404 (111th)
FLAME Act
Introduced
10 March 2009
Last action
21 July 2009 · Committee
Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Sponsors
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (Flame Fund). Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to pay the costs of catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities that are separate from amounts annually appropriated for the predicted annual workload for such activities. Makes amounts in the Flame Fund available to the Secretaries only after such Secretaries issue a declaration that a wildland fire suppression activity is eligible for funding through the Fund. Directs such Secretaries to establish an accounting and reporting system for the Flame Fund. Requires such Secretaries to: (1) report annually to Congress on the use of the funds from the Flame Fund, together with recommendations to improve administrative control and oversight of the Fund; and (2) submit a report to Congress that contains a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, consistent with the recommendations of Comptroller General reports. Requires the Secretaries to conduct a review of wildfires for which expenses exceeding $10 million were incurred. Authorizes the Secretaries to make grants to fire-ready communities, as defined by this Act, to carry out activities to reduce risks from wildfires.
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Timeline
10 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Natural Resources
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E601-602)
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
24 March 2009
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 281 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1404 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. This waiver does not affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI.
Source: Floor
25 March 2009
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1404 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
25 March 2009
Passed
On motion that the committee rises Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
25 March 2009
Floor
Mr. Rahall moved that the Committee rise.
Source: Floor
25 March 2009
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1404 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. This waiver does not affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI.
Source: Floor
25 March 2009
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ben Ray Lujan to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
25 March 2009
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 281 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
25 March 2009
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 281. (consideration: CR H3992-3995)
Source: Floor
25 March 2009
Passed
Rule H. Res. 281 passed House.
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 2009
Floor
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1404.
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Vote
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 412 - 3 (Roll no. 162).
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 412 - 3 (Roll no. 162).
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Passed
The House adopted the remaining amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H4031-4032)
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H4044)
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1404.
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Floor
DEBAT - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 281, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rahall of West Virginia amendment.
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
26 March 2009
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4031-4044)
Source: Floor
21 July 2009
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Engrossed in House · 26 March 2009 · Download file
- Referred in Senate · 26 March 2009 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 10 March 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 26 March 2009
Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 26 March 2009
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2009
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Sponsors
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1404) to authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.
- related to ← FLAME Act
- amends ← Amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-52 to strike from the bill the Sense of Congress language on the designation of Flame Fund appropriations as emergency spending.
- amends ← Amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-52 to require that the Secretaries, in considering severity of and threat posed by a fire for the purposes of determining whether to declare that a wildland fire suppression activity is eligible for funding from the Flame Fund, take into account areas where insect infestation has created an extreme risk for wildfire.
- amends ← Amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 111-52 to amend the definition of `fire-ready community' in the bill to provide that a community satisfies the definition if it is located within a priority area identified by the fire risk maps required by the bill, and meets two of the other four criteria listed in the bill for `fire-ready communities.'.
- amends ← Amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-52 to require the cohesive wildland fire management strategy required in the bill to include among its elements a system to assess the impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of wildland fire.
- amends ← Amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-52 to require the cohesive wildland fire management strategy required in the bill to include among its elements a system to study the effects of invasive species on wildland fire risk. Would add to the list of eligible uses for cost-share grants provided for in the bill implementation of fire-safety programs focused on the eradication or control of invasive species.
- amends ← Amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-52 to require the cohesive wildland fire management strategy required in the bill to include among its elements a plan, developed in coordination with the National Guard Bureau, to maximize the use of National Guard resources to fight wildfires.
- amends ← Amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-52 to clarify that authorized suppression activities for the Flame Fund include containment activities in response to crisis insect infestations to reduce the likelihood of wildfires.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1404
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1404
- us · 111-hr-1404 · source updated 24 March 2026