Pledging
These are the original issues in this subcategory
- WILDFIRES
- FOREST INFESTATION
- FOREST MANAGEMENT
Carbon Sinks are areas that sequester, or absorb and store carbon dioxide, removing it from the air. Oceans, soils and vegetation are mediums for such storage. Forests are thought to be the most efficient and beneficial carbon sinks since they replace carbon dioxide with oxygen. In addition to providing habitats for animals and livelihoods for humans, forests also offer watershed protection, prevent soil erosion and mitigate climate change. Among other things, sustainable forest management involves removing underbrush and small, weak or dying trees to provide room, and water, for healthier growths to thrive. This process also creates small openings in the forest which help prevent large wildfires from spreading. Federal agencies like the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Parks Service are responsible for the upkeep of federally-owned land. Ecologists claim many of our recent huge wildfires are likely the result of climate change. They say there is always plenty of fuel to burn, but most years it is too wet to catch fire. Because of this, thinning and prescribed burning won't change the wildfire hazard — although that doesn't mean poor forest management hasn't contributed to the current devastation in many Western forests. Given the importance of forests to the planet, advocates say sustainable management is essential to ensure society’s demands don’t compromise this resource.
Pending Legislation: H.R.1923 - Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder (CA)
Status: House Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
House Speaker: Speaker Mike Johnson (LA)
Pending Legislation: H.R.1923 - Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder (CA)
Status: House Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker
House Speaker: Speaker Mike Johnson (LA)
- I oppose reforming current forest management policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA).
- I support addressing the wildfire crisis by implementing recommendations from the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission by: 1.) Combatting firefighter shortages by creating new training programs, like the Middle Fire Leaders Academy, and establishing grants to train and hire more firefighters. 2.) Including increased benefits and improved working conditions to help retain expert wildland firefighters and provides assistance for the families of firefighters who are killed or critically injured. 3.) Providing information and services for community decision-making and authorizes a program to develop dynamic risk maps. 4.) Establishing a national smoke monitoring and alert system to address the public health crisis caused by wildfire smoke. 5.) Expanding presidential emergency declarations to include natural hazard events, such as landslides or floods, that occur within three years after a wildfire. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
- I support addressing the wildfire crisis by implementing recommendations from the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission by:
1.) Combatting firefighter shortages by creating new training programs, like the Middle Fire Leaders Academy, and establishing grants to train and hire more firefighters.
2.) Including increased benefits and improved working conditions to help retain expert wildland firefighters and provides assistance for the families of firefighters who are killed or critically injured.
3.) Providing information and services for community decision-making and authorizes a program to develop dynamic risk maps.
4.) Establishing a national smoke monitoring and alert system to address the public health crisis caused by wildfire smoke.
5.) Expanding presidential emergency declarations to include natural hazard events, such as landslides or floods, that occur within three years after a wildfire.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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Pledge Period - Opening Date
February 2, 2026 @00:01 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)
Pledge Period - Closing Date
February 8, 2026 @23:59 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)
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