This bipartisan legislation would modernize federal wildfire prevention policy to better address the growing threat of brush fires in chaparral-dominated regions like Southern California. The bill directs the U.S. Forest Service to reevaluate its fire prevention practices in shrubland ecosystems... identify best practices, and ensure that land managers and local fire officials have access to clear science-based guidance.
Modernize federal wildfire prevention policy to better address brush fires in chaparral-dominated regions by directing the U.S. Forest Service to reevaluate its fire prevention practices in shrubland ecosystems and provide science-based guidance.
Occurrences
House Passes Rep. Min’s bipartisan wildfire prevention bill, the BRUSH Fires Act... This bipartisan legislation would modernize federal wildfire prevention policy to better address the growing threat of brush fires in chaparral-dominated regions like Southern California.
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This bipartisan legislation would modernize federal wildfire prevention policy to better address the growing threat of brush fires in chaparral-dominated regions like Southern California.
Evidence
Latest Action: House - 02/10/2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held. This bill has the status Introduced. Official title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study with respect to the effectiveness of available wildfire mitigation methods in reducing the risk of wildfire and the severity of damages from wildfire in communities within or adjacent to shrubland ecosystems, and for other purposes.
The House passed Representative Dave Min’s bipartisan wildfire prevention bill, the Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires Act (BRUSH Fires Act). This bipartisan legislation would modernize federal wildfire prevention policy to better address the growing threat of brush fires in chaparral-dominated regions like Southern California. The bill directs the U.S. Forest Service to reevaluate its fire prevention practices in shrubland ecosystems.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 3553 as the BRUSH Fires Act and says the bill has the status "Introduced." The latest action shown is House referral on 05/21/2025, and the bill page does not show House passage, Senate passage, or enactment.
Assessments
Min directly sponsored H.R. 3553, the BRUSH Fires Act, and the bill’s stated purpose closely matches the promise by directing federal study and guidance on wildfire mitigation in shrubland ecosystems. But as of June 21, 2026, the official Congress.gov record still shows only introduced-and-referred status, with no verified House passage, Senate passage, enactment, or implemented federal policy change. Because the legislative term is still active and Min has made a serious legislative effort without yet securing the promised outcome, the promise is best scored as unresolved rather than delivered or never.
The promise maps directly to Rep. Min’s BRUSH Fires Act, which would direct the U.S. Forest Service/USDA to study and reevaluate wildfire mitigation practices in shrubland ecosystems and provide science-based guidance. That shows a clear, serious attempt by the candidate to advance the promised policy. However, the strongest official status evidence provided shows the bill remained only introduced with subcommittee hearings as of February 10, 2026, and did not become law. A later press release from Min’s office claims House passage, but the evidence notes that this was not reconciled with the official chamber action record. Because there is credible evidence of effort but not enough verified evidence that the policy was enacted or fully delivered at the federal level, the best judgment is unresolved rather than delivered. Timing is same_term because all cited action occurred during Min’s current House term.