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S. 1981119th Congress
Official title: Strategic Grazing to Reduce Risk of Wildfire Act
Introduced:
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The bill requires a federal strategy, within 18 months, on using livestock grazing to reduce wildfire risk on public lands.
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The bill directs the USDA and Department of the Interior to develop a formal strategy for using livestock grazing to reduce wildfire risk. Within 18 months, they must work with ranchers, states, tribes, local governments, utilities, firefighting agencies, and conservation groups to build the plan. Ideas include grazing in high-risk zones, using temporary permits to target invasive grasses, post-wildfire grazing for land recovery, and virtual fencing technology.
The bill primarily affects ranchers and farmers with federal grazing permits, federal land management agencies, and communities near wildfire-prone public lands or national forests, especially in the western United States.
Any actual changes to grazing permits or land access depend on how agencies implement the resulting strategy, and existing grazing programs remain unchanged for now.
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Right now: it's headed for a Senate floor vote. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 495.