HR 178 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-429, Part I.
Sponsors
- McClintock, Tom (R, CA-5) — sponsor · 2025-01-03
- Owens, Burgess (R, UT-4) — cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I, CA-3) — cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R, MT-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | — | H.R. 178 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | SIERRA CLUB | SIERRA CLUB | — | H.R. 178 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-429, Part I.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-429, Part I.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-03 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kiley, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Owens, Burgess | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Downing, Troy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 178 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SIERRA CLUB | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 178 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-03 | McClintock, Tom | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McClintock, Tom (R, house CA-5) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Downing, Troy (R, house MT-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Kiley, Kevin (I, house CA-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Owens, Burgess (R, house UT-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 258 | $24,953 | $24,953 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 5 | $8,800 | $8,800 |
| 3 | concert croup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | odin construction solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,330 | $2,330 |
| 5 | state of california | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 6 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | tech ventures manager inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | aborn powers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $679 | $679 |
| 10 | r.j. smith law office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | farragut partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | gifford anderson plumbing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 2 | $350 | $350 |
| 14 | hearts 4 heroes | 0 | $0 | 1 | $350 | $350 |
| 15 | ac dike co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 16 | generate:biomedicines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 17 | collins | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | standard bearer machines, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 19 | elliotts natural foods | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 20 | lpg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | earl construction company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | sap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | byers gymnastics center | 0 | $0 | 1 | $200 | $200 |
| 24 | vvuhsd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $200 | $200 |
| 25 | edmh / kdymn ent. inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 263 predicted no (48%) · 274 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 3 yes / 0 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- McClintock, Tom (R · house · CA-5) · sponsor
- Downing, Troy (R · house · MT-2) · cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I · house · CA-3) · cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R · house · UT-4) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kiley, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Downing, Troy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SIERRA CLUB (h.r. 178) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE (h.r. 178) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · sponsored by McClintock, Tom (sponsor) · sponsorship