Bill · S. 602· Senate(119-S-602)
Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act
- Introduced
- 2/13/2025
- Last activity
- 2/13/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Alex Padilla
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act," aims to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. It seeks to support the research and development of ungulate grazing land management techniques. These techniques are intended for wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and post-fire recovery. The act allows for research and extension grants to be provided to land-grant institutions. Additionally, the bill focuses on disseminating information to various landowners and managers regarding these grazing techniques.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this put more money into scientific research?+5
The bill increases research funding through grants to land-grant institutions for grazing management.
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+4
The bill directly addresses wildfire mitigation and post-fire recovery to reduce disaster impacts.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+4
The bill specifically targets grazing techniques for wildfire mitigation on public lands.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Wildfire Mitigation and Recovery: The bill supports research into ungulate grazing techniques to promote wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and post-fire recovery on both public and private land (Section 2, (B)(i)(I)).
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Economic and Social Benefits: Research will include understanding the economic benefits of and increasing social support for grazing activities used for wildfire mitigation (Section 2, (B)(i)(I)).
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Environmental Protection: The initiative supports techniques compatible with protecting against adverse environmental effects like soil erosion, water quality degradation, and the spread of invasive plant species (Section 2, (B)(i)(II)).
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Information Sharing: The bill provides for disseminating information and conducting outreach programs to help public and private landowners, land managers, and livestock owners understand management techniques (Section 2, (B)(ii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+4Improves Public Land Management+4Improves Environmental Protections+3Improves Rural Development+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers+3Good For Rural Residents+3Good For Students+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+5
- 9/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
John HickenlooperDemocrat · Colorado
Mazie HironoDemocrat · Hawaii
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Jerry MoranRepublican · Kansas
Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada