Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025

Summary

Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025 This bill requires standard operating procedures for reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, which are agreements between federal, state, and local governments to share the costs of suppressing wildfires that occur across multiple jurisdictions.  The Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, and Defense must establish standard operating procedures relating to payment timelines for fire suppression cost share agreements established under the Reciprocal Fire Protection Act. The departments must also review each agreement that is in operation within a year of this bill's enactment and modify an agreement as necessary to comply with the standard operating procedures. The standard operating procedures must require that (1) each fire suppression cost share agreement be aligned with each of the cooperative fire protection agreements applicable to the entity subject to such fire suppression cost share agreement, and (2) the federal paying entity reimburse a local fire department if the fire department submits an invoice in accordance with cost settlement procedures.

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Timeline

1. 13 January 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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

2. 13 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 February 2025

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 July 2025

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

   Source: Committee

6. 23 July 2025

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Josh Harder · D · Sponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · R · Sponsor
• Young Kim · R · Cosponsor
• Jim Costa · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Emilia Sykes · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Kevin Mullin · D · Cosponsor
• Scott Peters · D · Cosponsor
• Judy Chu · D · Cosponsor
• Kim Schrier · D · Cosponsor
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