Issues / Wildfire Recovery / Event · Sep 16 – Oct 2, 2026
Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act
The Senate unanimously passed the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill that streamlines prescribed fire use to prevent catastrophic wildfires. The measure advanced through committee in mid-September before full Senate passage by late September. Members from Arizona, California, Oregon, Colorado, and West Virginia supported the legislation.
AI summary of the releases below · Oct 9, 2026
How the conversation moved
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| PraisedCredit for a decision or person | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed | 9 |
What members did
7 members · 11 actionsThere is no proposal to be for or against here. Members are grouped by what they did.
Pushed bills · 9
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DMark KellyAZ · Senate
Celebrated Senate passage of the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act.
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DJeff MerkleyOR · Senate
Senate unanimously passed bipartisan bill streamlining prescribed fire use to prevent wildfire emissions.
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DAlex PadillaCA · Senate
Senate unanimously passed Padilla's bill to increase prescribed fire use and prevent catastrophic wildfires.
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DAlex PadillaCA · Senate
Advocated for Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act to reduce hazardous fuels.
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DRuben GallegoAZ · Senate
Celebrated bipartisan committee passage of Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act.
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DJeff MerkleyOR · Senate
Senate committee unanimously passed bipartisan wildfire emissions prevention bill.
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DMark KellyAZ · Senate
Advanced two bills on wildfire prevention and nuclear fuel production out of committee.
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DAlex PadillaCA · Senate
Advanced bipartisan bill to prevent wildfires and increase prescribed fire use.
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DAlex PadillaCA · Senate
Advocated for Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act to reduce hazardous fuels.
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DRuben GallegoAZ · Senate
Celebrated bipartisan committee passage of Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act.
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DJeff MerkleyOR · Senate
Senate committee unanimously passed bipartisan wildfire emissions prevention bill.
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DMark KellyAZ · Senate
Advanced two bills on wildfire prevention and nuclear fuel production out of committee.
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DAlex PadillaCA · Senate
Advanced bipartisan bill to prevent wildfires and increase prescribed fire use.
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RShelley Moore CapitoWV · Senate
Advanced three energy and environmental bills through Senate committee, including wildfire emissions prevention.
Praised · 2
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RGabe EvansCO · House
Celebrated Senate passage of bipartisan Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act with prescribed fire reforms.
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RJohn R. CurtisUT · Senate
Praised bipartisan Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act for prescribed burn provisions.
Based on press releases since Sep 16, 2026. AI summaries of each release.
What each party did · Democrats 8 · Republicans 3
- 0Praised2
- 8Filed or pushed bills1
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Every action
11 actions · 12 releases- Oct 2, 2026
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- Sep 30, 2026
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Senate unanimously passed bipartisan bill streamlining prescribed fire use to prevent wildfire emissions.
- Sep 29, 2026
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Senate unanimously passed Padilla's bill to increase prescribed fire use and prevent catastrophic wildfires.
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Praised bipartisan Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act for prescribed burn provisions.
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Advocated for Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act to reduce hazardous fuels.
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- Sep 21, 2026
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- Sep 16, 2026
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Senate committee unanimously passed bipartisan wildfire emissions prevention bill.
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Advanced bipartisan bill to prevent wildfires and increase prescribed fire use.
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Advanced three energy and environmental bills through Senate committee, including wildfire emissions prevention.
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