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SB3032: Cerro Pelado Fire Assistance Act

: Ben Lujan (D-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Oct 4, 2023
Emergency management
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Summary

A bill 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.

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This bill amends an existing law called the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act to include help for people and communities damaged by the Cerro Pelado Fire. The Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act was a previous law that provided financial aid and support to those affected by a specific wildfire. This new bill expands that same assistance program to cover a different fire, the Cerro Pelado Fire. The bill is sponsored by Senators Ben Lujan and Martin Heinrich and has been introduced in Congress but has not yet been voted on.

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