H.Res. 775: Recognizing and honoring Smokey Bear's 75 years of service to the United States and commitment to preventing unwanted human-caused wildfires and promoting forest health.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-12-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-12-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Recognizing and honoring Smokey Bear's 75 years of service to the United States and commitment to preventing unwanted human-caused wildfires and promoting forest health.

Plain summary

This resolution recognizes and honors Smokey Bear's 75 years of service to the United States. The resolution also expresses support for Smokey Bear's commitment to preventing unwanted human-caused wildfires and promoting forest health. Finally, the resolution encourages the Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters, and the Ad Council to explore ways Smokey Bear's message can be modernized to reflect current science and differentiate between unwanted human-caused wildfires and beneficial natural and prescribed fires.

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Official text

Recognizing and honoring Smokey Bear's 75 years of service to the United States and commitment to preventing unwanted human-caused wildfires and promoting forest health.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · 40 cosponsors

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David P. Joyce (R-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Tom Cole (R-OK), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres775.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres775 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116