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NEGATIVE Climate 119th Congress

H.R.6387 FIRE Act

Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (119th Congress)

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Bill activity

Introduced Dec 3, 2025 by Gabe Evans (R-CO). 3 cosponsors as of Feb 4, 2026. Passed the House Apr 22, 2026, 220-198.

  • Reached the House floor after the House Committee on Energy and Commerce reported it (H. Rept. 119-595), under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.1174).
Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY-19) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY-19) voted nay on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 136, Apr 22, 2026).
  1. IntroducedDec 3, 2025
  2. Passed HouseApr 22, 2026
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Apr 27, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsor Gabe Evans (R-CO)

3 cosponsors:

Cosponsorship closed Apr 9, 2026 (119th Congress): the House Energy and Commerce Committee reported the bill.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.House
  4. 2 members cosponsored
  5. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 23.House
  6. Jeff Crank cosponsored (R-CO)
  7. Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-595.
  8. House floor day: vote on the rule (H.Res.1174) (3 steps)
    1. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with...
    2. On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 211 (Roll no. 111).
    3. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 112).
  9. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1174.House
  10. House floor day: motion to recommit, passage (3 steps)
    1. Considered as unfinished business.
    2. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 214 (Roll no. 135).
    3. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136).
  11. House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
    Passed, 220-198
    Of 3 cosponsors: 3 voted yea, 0 voted nay.
    Member breakdown · Official House roll call 136
  12. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Votes on this bill

4 votes: 4 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.

Apr 15, 20261:30 pmHouseVote to end debate on the rule (ordering the previous question)
H.Res.1174On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 211 (Roll no. 111).
Agreed to212-211Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic021102
Republican211006
Independent1000
Total21221108
Apr 15, 20261:37 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.1174)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 112).Agreed to214-212Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic021201
Republican213004
Independent1000
Total21421205
Apr 22, 20265:05 pmHouseMotion to recommit (send the bill back to committee)On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 214 (Roll no. 135).Failed206-214Yea
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic206006
Republican021304
Independent0100
Total206214010
Apr 22, 20265:17 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 198 (Roll no. 136).Passed220-198Nay

Counted in grades

Of 3 cosponsors: 3 voted yea, 0 voted nay. Question voted on: Passage of the bill

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic819707
Republican211105
Independent1000
Total220198012

Who Lobbied on This Bill

6 lobbying firms
6 clients represented
2026-Q1–2026-Q3 filing period
Policy Areas Covered
Clean Air and Water (quality) Environment/Superfund Natural Resources
Government Entities Lobbied
  • Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
  • Energy, Dept of
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
  • SENATE
  • White House Office
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
  • CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is a producer of differentiated iron ore and steel products.
  • AMERICAN CEMENT ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION) Trade association that represents cement manufacturers
  • GPA MIDSTREAM ASSOCIATION
  • NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
  • PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ACTION FUND Advocacy efforts related to enhancing protection of the natural environment

Source: Senate LDA filings

FIRE Act — expands the CAA exceptional-events exclusion so wildfire smoke episodes are not counted against attainment status. Wildfire smoke is an increasing component of background air pollution in the West; excluding it from compliance data weakens the trigger for pollution-control requirements.