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H.R. 6519: Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act

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H.R. 6519: Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-21 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act

Plain summary

Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a process for the expedited consideration of a permit application submitted by the owner of eligible private property to remove vegetation on federal land adjacent to the property to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire that would threaten a residential structure on such property. Requires the final decision on an application for a vegetation removal permit to be made no later than 14 days after the application is received. Prohibits a vegetation removal permit from authorizing vegetation removal activities by a private landowner on federal land more than 100 feet beyond the boundary or boundaries shared by such land and the eligible private property. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to make a grant to a recipient of a vegetation removal permit to help cover up to 25% of the vegetation removal costs.

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Official text

Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] · 4 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6519 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112