On March 24th, U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Steve Daines (R-Montana) joined with Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colorado) and John Curtis (R-Utah) to launch of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus in the 118th Congress. Created after record-breaking wildfires across the Western United States, the caucus membership includes Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), Jim Costa (D-Fresno), John Garamendi (D-Solano), Josh Harder (D-Stanislaus), Jared Huffman (D-Marin), Darrell Issa (R-Vista), Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego), Doug LaMalfa (R-Butte), Jay Obernolte (R-San Bernardino), Jimmy Panetta (D-Monterey), Scott Peters (D-La Jolla), Katie Porter (D-Irvine), Neil Dunn (R-Florida), Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon), Blake Moore (R-Utah), Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Chris Stewart (R-Utah), Dan Newhouse (R-Washington), and Kim Schrier (D-Washington); additional members are required to join in equal, bipartisan pairs.
The Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus:
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Advocates for wildfire-related programs, including funding for disaster relief, prevention and mitigation;
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Shares federal relief programs and resources with communities before, during and after wildfire season; and
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Highlights balanced and bipartisan science-based wildfire management and mitigation proposals in Congress.