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H.R. 550 · 118th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

FIRE Act of 2023

Died in committee374 words Introduced Jan 26, 2023 · Latest action Jan 26, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill establishes certain programs to improve wildfire forecasting and detection within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the development of weather research testbeds. (Testbeds are collaborative spaces where researchers and forecasters work alongside each other to integrate new systems into models, test and streamline data assimilation methods, and otherwise improve weather products and services for the benefit of the public.)

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · Jan 26, 2023

Who lobbies on it

4 organizations · 40 filings · Q1 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. American Property Casualty Insurance Association 8 of 8 quarters
    “H.R. 1496 Climate Disaster Mitigation S. 188 Wildfire Resiliency H.R. 550 Wildfire Resiliency **Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Climate Disaster Mitigation H.R. 1715 Climate and Weather Prediction Research H.R. 1796 Climate Resiliency S. 1284 Weather Forecasting S. 1414 Weather Service Messaging System…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $5.6M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

  2. Hartford Insurance Group (fka Hartford Financial Services Group) 8 of 8 quarters
    “H.R. 550: To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection, and for other purposes H.R. 900: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $2.1M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

  3. National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies 8 of 8 quarters
    “H.R.132 amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster,H.R.176 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $1.7M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

1 more organization, every filingPROUpgrade

Organizations that named H.R. 550 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Jan 26, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  2. Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House