H.R. 9783: CANADA FIRE Act


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. John James (R-MI-10)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: July 20, 2026

Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (July 20, 2026)

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CANADA FIRE Act

This bill establishes visa sanctions for senior Canadian government officials identified as being responsible for, complicit in, or having materially assisted conduct relating to transboundary wildfire smoke events affecting the United States.

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