A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the adverse impacts on the United States of the recent Canadian wildfires and the importance of the Government of Canada to take responsibility for such impacts by increasing efforts to extinguish these fires and prevent their recurrence.

This Senate resolution states that smoke from recent wildfires in Canada has harmed the safety, health, and well-being of people in the United States. It calls on the Government of Canada to take responsibility for the cross-border effects of the fires, including by immediately increasing efforts to put them out and prevent them from happening again. It also urges the President to discuss putting out and preventing these fires with Canada's Prime Minister. As a resolution, it expresses the Senate's view and does not create new law.

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Sponsors

• John Hoeven Republican sponsor
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