FIRE Act
Latest action (Apr 27, 2026) — Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Environment and Public Works.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Apr 9, 2026Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act or the FIRE Act
This bill modifies the definition of exceptional events under the Clean Air Act and requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise its regulations regarding exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildfire risk.
Generally, the EPA must exclude data from use in determinations of exceedances and violations of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) if a state demonstrates that an exceptional event caused a specific air pollution concentration.
The bill provides that events caused by human activity that are intended to mirror the occurrence or reoccurrence of a natural event are exceptional events. Additionally, the bill no longer excludes from consideration as an exceptional event (1) meteorological events involving high temperatures or a lack of precipitation, or (2) stagnation of air masses that does not ordinarily occur.
The bill requires the EPA to revise regulations regarding the reviewing and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by actions to mitigate wildfire risk.
The bill also requires the EPA to conduct regional modeling and analysis when multiple states submit petitions regarding the same exceptional event or action to mitigate wildfire risk.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
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What Congress did
2 recordeddecisive vote
House · Apr 22, 2026
Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.
On
House · Apr 22, 2026
The minority party's last attempt to change the bill by sending it back to committee. It usually fails and is usually about forcing an awkward vote.
Who lobbied on this
2 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Cleveland-cliffs Inc.no position stated
“…feasibility factors to be used by EPA for air quality standard decisions, as well as to extend the NAAQS review cycle from five years to 10 years. H.R.6387, the Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act, to appropriately permit air emissions resulting from exceptional events to…” filing ↗
- Portland Cement Associationno position stated
“…H.R.6387: Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE)…” filing ↗
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