HB5888: Cerro Pelado Fire Assistance Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act to authorize assistance for damage resulting from the Cerro Pelado Fire, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill amends an existing law called the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act to include help for people harmed by the Cerro Pelado Fire. The Cerro Pelado Fire is a recent wildfire in New Mexico that damaged homes and property. The bill would expand the current assistance program to cover victims of this new fire. The bill is currently introduced, meaning it has just been formally submitted to Congress.
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HB5888: Cerro Pelado Fire Assistance Act