Bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill to improve wildfire detection, tracking, and response using expanded FireGuard data access.
Quiver AI Summary
Bill introduced: Reps. John Garamendi, George Whitesides, Lance Gooden, Salud Carbajal and Jason Crow say they have introduced the bipartisan Wildfire Response Modernization Act, aimed at expanding the federal government’s ability to “detect, track, and combat” new wildfires.
Program expansion: The release says the bill would let Space Force buy nonprofit and commercial wildfire data for FireGuard, a program that uses satellite information and embedded analysts to provide near real-time alerts and situational awareness.
Lawmakers’ view: Supporters said the proposal could improve early detection, monitoring, evacuations and firefighting coordination, and described it as a way to add more data sources to an already existing wildfire response effort.
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John Garamendi Fundraising
John Garamendi recently disclosed $26.6K of fundraising in a Pre-Primary FEC disclosure filed on May 20th, 2026. This was the 567th most from all Pre-Primary reports we have seen this year. 4.2% came from individual donors.
Garamendi disclosed $21.3K of spending. This was the 737th most from all Pre-Primary reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Garamendi disclosed $1.3M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 151st most from all Pre-Primary reports we have seen this year.
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John Garamendi Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that John Garamendi is worth $5.0M, as of June 29th, 2026. This is the 168th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
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John Garamendi Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by John Garamendi:
- H.R.8653: ADAPT Assets Act
- H.R.4847: Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act
- H.R.4372: To amend title 10 to shorten breach reporting timelines, increase program transparency, and improve congressional oversight of Department of Defense cost overruns with respect to the cost growth for major systems, and for other purposes.
- H.R.4170: Bridge Corrosion Prevention and Repair Act of 2025
- H.R.3963: Public Inspectors for Safe Infrastructure Act
- H.R.2771: Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act
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