{"id":"f76456ee-4c08-4cdc-84ed-2e948eeadeeb","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"s","billNumber":457,"title":"Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025","displayTitle":"Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025","abstract":"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.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>A new wildfire research institute would be established in Utah, joining existing ones in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado under the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act. The institute would be housed at a Utah university and focus on research into forest health, wildfire prevention, and post-fire recovery — issues of growing urgency as the West faces longer and more destructive fire seasons.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["EDUCATION","ENERGY","GOVERNMENT_OPERATIONS"],"introducedAt":"2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/457","accountabilityFlags":{},"tldr":"Establishes a wildfire research institute at a Utah university, joining similar centers in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado.","summaryStandard":null,"flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","chamber":"SENATE","policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","legislativeSubjects":["Ecology","Fires","Forests, forestry, trees","Higher education","Research administration and funding","Utah"],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in Senate","textVersionUsed":"Introduced in Senate","dateAdded":"2026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00","recordId":"f76456ee-4c08-4cdc-84ed-2e948eeadeeb","feedIdentityKey":"119/s/457","websiteBillId":"S-457","yourvoiceSummary":"A new wildfire research institute would be established in Utah, joining existing ones in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado under the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act. The institute would be housed at a Utah university and focus on research into forest health, wildfire prevention, and post-fire recovery — issues of growing urgency as the West faces longer and more destructive fire seasons.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T03:41:28.88587+00:00"}