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Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act

Bill Number
S. 602
Origin Chamber
Senate
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-02-13: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Last Updated
2025-09-17T11:03:17Z

Official Summary

Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act

This bill expands the high-priority research and extension areas at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include the research and development of ungulate grazing land management techniques to promote wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and post-fire recovery. (An ungulate is a hooved grazing mammal.) 

Specifically, the bill allows USDA to provide grants to land-grant institutions for supporting the research and development of wildfire-related ungulate grazing land management techniques that improve soil health and are compatible with activities that protect against adverse environmental effects. This includes compatibility with activities that protect against the spread of invasive plant species and disease, soil erosion, water quality degradation, and watershed degradation.

The grants to land-grant universities may also be used to disseminate information to public and private landowners, land managers, and livestock owners regarding these wildfire-related grazing land management techniques and compatible activities. 

Sponsor

Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Cosponsors (5)

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

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