CANADA FIRE Act
Latest action (20 Jul 2026): Introduced
What this bill does
The CANADA FIRE Act would direct the President, within 30 days of enactment, to determine whether wildfire smoke from Canada caused significant air-quality or public-health harm in the U.S. during the prior year and whether Canada failed to take adequate preventive or responsive action. If the President does not make this determination, it is automatically deemed affirmative. An affirmative finding would trigger sanctions on Canadian officials deemed "responsible foreign persons" (asset blocking, transaction bans, visa revocation and inadmissibility) and on the Government of Canada itself, including mandatory restrictions on U.S. government procurement, Export-Import Bank assistance, and U.S. positions at international financial institutions, plus at least three additional sanctions chosen from options such as banking, sovereign debt, equity, import, or investment restrictions.
The bill primarily affects Canadian government officials, government-owned entities, and diplomatic personnel, while including exceptions for humanitarian aid, wildfire response, and other specified purposes to limit harm to ordinary Canadians. It also expresses a nonbinding "sense of Congress" that the State Department consider expelling certain Canadian diplomats. Sanctions could be waived by the President or terminated once specific air-quality conditions are certified as met.
The bill was introduced on July 20, 2026, by Rep. John James and referred to multiple House committees, including Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce. It has not yet received committee action, and would need committee approval, House and Senate passage, and presidential signature to become law.
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Official summary
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on July 20, 2026. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 9783 do?
- The CANADA FIRE Act would direct the President, within 30 days of enactment, to determine whether wildfire smoke from Canada caused significant air-quality or public-health harm in the U.S. during the prior year and whether Canada failed to take adequate preventive or responsive action. If the President does not make this determination, it is automatically deemed affirmative. An affirmative finding would trigger sanctions on Canadian officials deemed "responsible foreign persons" (asset blocking, transaction bans, visa revocation and inadmissibility) and on the Government of Canada itself, including mandatory restrictions on U.S. government procurement, Export-Import Bank assistance, and U.S. positions at international financial institutions, plus at least three additional sanctions chosen from options such as banking, sovereign debt, equity, import, or investment restrictions. The bill primarily affects Canadian government officials, government-owned entities, and diplomatic personnel, while including exceptions for humanitarian aid, wildfire response, and other specified purposes to limit harm to ordinary Canadians. It also expresses a nonbinding "sense of Congress" that the State Department consider expelling certain Canadian diplomats. Sanctions could be waived by the President or terminated once specific air-quality conditions are certified as met. The bill was introduced on July 20, 2026, by Rep. John James and referred to multiple House committees, including Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce. It has not yet received committee action, and would need committee approval, House and Senate passage, and presidential signature to become law.
- Has H.R. 9783 become law?
- Not yet. As of 20 Jul 2026, H.R. 9783 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 9783?
- H.R. 9783 was sponsored by Rep. John James [R-MI10] (Republican-MI), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 9783?
- Introduced (20 Jul 2026).
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