Issues / Wildfire Recovery / Event · Sep 2 – Sep 29, 2025
2026 Wildfire Season
Also under Disaster Response
How the conversation moved
Democrat Republican · one dot = one action| Action type | Wk ofAug 311 | Wk ofSep 74 | Wk ofSep 141 | Wk ofSep 211 | Wk ofSep 281 | Total |
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| Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions | 1 | |||||
| Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials | 2 | |||||
| Announced fundingGrants and approvals | 4 | |||||
| Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed | 1 |
What members did
7 members · 8 actionsThere is no proposal to be for or against here. Members are grouped by what they did.
Announced funding · 4
D 2 R 2-
DRon WydenOR · Senate
Announced $28.5 million for Oregon wildfire defense and community resilience projects.
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RJohn HoevenND · Senate
Announced $1 billion in USDA livestock disaster assistance, bringing total to $2 billion.
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DRon WydenOR · Senate
Announced more than $2 million for wildfire and watershed resilience work in Mt. Hood National Forest.
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RJeff HurdCO · House
Thanked USDA Secretary for providing disaster assistance to Colorado wildfire-impacted farmers and ranchers.
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RJeff HurdCO · House
Thanked USDA Secretary for providing disaster assistance to Colorado wildfire-impacted farmers and ranchers.
Sent letters · 2
D 2 R 0-
DJohn W. HickenlooperCO · Senate
Urged Forest Service to reinstate Women in Wildfire training program for firefighter recruitment.
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DJeff MerkleyOR · Senate
Led senators demanding Trump administration protect wildland firefighters from dangerous wildfire smoke exposure.
Made requests · 1
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DMichael F. BennetCO · Senate
Bennet and Colorado delegation urged Trump to declare major disaster for Rio Blanco County wildfires.
Based on press releases since Sep 2, 2025. Dollar figures are as stated by the member’s office. AI summaries of each release.
What each party did · Democrats 6 · Republicans 2
- 1Requested action0
- 2Sent letters0
- 2Announced funding2
- 1Filed or pushed bills0
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Actions each member took in this window
By state
Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.
Recognitions and tributes not counted.
Every action
8 actions · 9 releases- Sep 29, 2025
- Request
Bennet and Colorado delegation urged Trump to declare major disaster for Rio Blanco County wildfires.
- Request
- Sep 26, 2025
- Funding
- Sep 19, 2025
- Bill
Introduced bill providing federal emergency assistance for wildfire smoke health impacts.
- Bill
- Sep 12, 2025
- Funding
RHoeven ND $1B
Announced $1 billion in USDA livestock disaster assistance, bringing total to $2 billion.
- Letter
Urged Forest Service to reinstate Women in Wildfire training program for firefighter recruitment.
- Funding
- Sep 9, 2025
- Funding
DWyden OR, DMerkley OR $2M
Announced more than $2 million for wildfire and watershed resilience work in Mt. Hood National Forest.
- Letter
Led senators demanding Trump administration protect wildland firefighters from dangerous wildfire smoke exposure.
- Funding
- Sep 2, 2025
- Funding
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