# Senate Passes Wildfire Emissions Act

On September 30, 2026, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act (WEPA), incorporating provisions from Rep. Gabe Evans’ House-passed FIRE Act. The legislation would make it easier for states to conduct prescribed burns and provide regulatory certainty under the Clean Air Act; it has not completed congressional approval, because it must return to the House for final action. No contract, solicitation, or funding amount is identified, but the bill could affect future demand and operating conditions for wildfire mitigation, prescribed-fire, forestry, and air-quality services.

- Contractors in those fields can track the bill’s return to the House and assess how its provisions could affect state prescribed-fire programs if enacted.
- Procurement professionals should note that this is a legislative development, not an active contracting opportunity; no procurement vehicle, award, or funding is specified.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Environment
**Topics:** Policy
**Published:** September 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. House of Representatives (House)
- U.S. Senate (Senate)

### Key Quotes
> This legislation builds on my bipartisan solution to codify prescribed fires in the exceptional events process to prevent wildfires, creating regulatory certainty for communities, protecting jobs and the economy, and allowing states to take proactive steps to improve their air quality instead of being punished for emissions beyond their control.
> — Gabe Evans, U.S. Representative

### Sources
- [Rep. Evans’ Celebrates the Passage of the Bipartisan FIRE/WEPA Act through the Senate | Representative Gabe Evans](https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-evans-celebrates-passage-bipartisan-firewepa-act-through-senate) - Gabeevans