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RepublicanAmendment · S.Amdt. 1202· Senate(119-SAMDT-1202)

S.Amdt. 1202

Rep. Lummis
Age: 72 years
Wyoming
Introduced
2/20/2025
Sponsored by
Cynthia Lummis
Cosponsors
Republican - 1Democrat - 0
Changes bill
119-SCONRES-7 — An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

As your legislative analyst, let us break down what Senator Lummis and Senator Risch are trying to do with amendment SA 1202. This amendment sets up a deficit-neutral reserve fund specifically for wildfires and forest maintenance.

What It Changes or Adds

The amendment adds a new section to title III of the budget resolution. It allows the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to change budget allocations and make adjustments for legislation related to enhancing proactive forest management practices.

According to the text, these practices are meant to be an essential component of comprehensive wildfire recovery and risk reduction. Specifically, the added measures may include:

  • Increasing mechanical thinning
  • Prescribed burns
  • Creating fuel breaks
  • Removing dead and diseased trees
  • Maintaining access roads
  • Other measures to prevent future western wildfires similar to those ravaging the State of California

To hold our officials accountable, we have to look at the bottom line. This addition only works if the legislation does not increase the deficit over the total periods of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or fiscal years 2025 through 2034.