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H.R. 1045

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 1045, the Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Mike Kennedy (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Dec 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 1045 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb1045/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1045 EH: Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IB
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1045
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025  .
2.
Additional Institute
(a)
In general
Section 5(b)(2) of the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 ( 16 U.S.C. 6704(b)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
the State of Utah.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendment
Section 5(e)(1) of the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 ( 16 U.S.C. 6704(e)(1) ) is amended by striking  and Colorado  and inserting  Colorado, and Utah .
     Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed House2025-12-15
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to House Sep 15, 2025

hb1045/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (09/15/2025)

Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025

This bill requires the establishment of a Southwest Ecological Restoration Institute in Utah. Such institutes currently exist in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado and promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires and restore the health of forest and woodland ecosystems.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Kennedy (R) sponsors H.R. 1045, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1045 went before 5 committees: Energy and Natural Resources, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Federal Lands Subcommittee and Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Dec 16, 2025 · 314 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Discharged From · Sep 15, 2025 · 226 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · Sep 15, 2025 · 395 Bills
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 10, 2025 · 34 Bills
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 14, 2025 · 45 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 1045, the latest H. Rept. 119-280.

Actions

H.R. 1045 has taken 18 actions since Feb 6, 2025, the latest on Dec 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 16, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 15, 202516:11
House
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 15, 202516:11
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5876-5878)
Dec 15, 202516:11
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1045.
Dec 15, 202516:20
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5876-5877)

Votes

H.R. 1045 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1045, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1045 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1045 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Housing, Insurance.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia17—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT HEWITT117
DAVID PEARCE117
DONALD GRIFFIN117
MONA DOOLEY117
ROBERT GORDON117
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI117
THERESA PETTIGREW117
SAM WHITFIELD116
KATE CAREY113
CORY MAKS112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$1.3M1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1045 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1045’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr1045/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1045 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Ecology to Utah.

hr1045/subjects.txt
EcologyFiresForests, forestry, treesHigher educationResearch administration and fundingUtah

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1045, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY of Utah:H.R. 1045.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H556]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com