We have received text from H.R. 9534: Wildfire Response Modernization Act. This bill was received on 2026-06-29, and currently has 4 cosponsors.
Here is a short summary of the bill:
This bill would direct the Secretary of the Air Force to buy commercial space-based data and related finished products, as long as Congress provides funding for it. The goal is to support wildfire response and preparedness efforts used by the Department of Defense and U.S. Northern Command.
What the data would be used for
- Helping the military provide timely support to federal, state, local, and Tribal governments during wildfire-related emergencies.
- Protecting military readiness and military installations from wildfire impacts.
- Supporting emergency military assistance to civil authorities.
- Helping with proactive wildland fire management, such as monitoring and planning before fires spread.
How the program would work
The Secretary of the Air Force would act through the Commercial Space Office and work with the National Guard’s FireGuard program and the commander of U.S. Northern Command. The bill also says the Secretary may share the purchased data and products with state, local, and Tribal governments to help firefighting efforts.
What it does not do
The bill does not create a new wildfire agency, set out a detailed operations plan, or mandate spending by itself. It authorizes procurement only if money is available through appropriations.
Relevant Companies
- Planet Labs PBC (PL) — Could be directly affected if the government purchases satellite imagery or derived data products for wildfire monitoring and response.
- Maxar Technologies (MAXR) — Could be directly affected if its satellite imagery or geospatial data products are used in the procurement process.
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) — Could be indirectly affected if its mapping, cloud, or geospatial analytics services are included in commercial data products used for wildfire response.
- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — Could be indirectly affected if cloud or geospatial services tied to satellite data processing are procured for this mission.
Representative George Whitesides Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Representative George Whitesides:
- H.R.9534: To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to procure space-based commercial data and end products to support the efforts of the Department of Defense and the wildfire mission of the United States Northern Command.
- H.R.9449: Global Climate Resilience Act of 2026
- H.R.9235: Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026
- H.R.8841: Veteran Scam Victims Foundation Act
- H.R.8773: Containing Effects of Mineral Extraction Act of 2026
- H.R.7150: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a quarterly report on housing loans insured, guaranteed, or under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
You can track bills proposed by Representative George Whitesides on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Whitesides.
Representative George Whitesides Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Representative George Whitesides is worth $36.1M, as of July 6th, 2026. This is the 40th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Whitesides has approximately $10.4M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Representative George Whitesides's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Whitesides.
Representative George Whitesides Stock Trading
We have data on up to $5.5M of trades from Representative George Whitesides, which we parsed from STOCK Act filings. Some of the largest trades include:
- A March 25th, 2025 sale of up to $500K of $INVA. The stock has risen 28.37% since then.
- A March 24th, 2025 sale of up to $500K of $MSFT. The stock has fallen 0.66% since then.
- A March 24th, 2025 sale of up to $250K of $NVS. The stock has risen 43.94% since then.
- A March 27th, 2025 sale of up to $250K of $NFLX. The stock has fallen 20.5% since then.
- A March 24th, 2025 sale of up to $250K of $PG. The stock has fallen 8.6% since then.
You can track Representative George Whitesides's stock trading on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Whitesides.
2026 California's 27th Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $56,719,608 of spending in California's 27th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $45,848,479 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- HMP ($18,212,730)
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND ($9,440,714)
- NRCC ($4,570,449)
- LCV VICTORY FUND ($3,209,822)
- GIFFORDS PAC ($2,336,303)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 California's 27th congressional district election.
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