The LINK Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for review. The bill is still active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled at this time.
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This bill has support from both parties and addresses a common-sense problem like wildfire response. However, it still needs to pass through committees and both houses of Congress.
Key Points
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to link their computer systems. This will allow the two agencies to share information more easily instead of using separate, disconnected tools.
It focuses on improving how the government handles wildfires and natural disasters. By sharing data on things like equipment, planes, and staff, officials can respond faster when emergencies happen on federal lands.
Right now, these agencies often use old systems that do not talk to each other. This bill creates a plan to phase out those old systems without hurting daily operations or safety.
The plan includes rules to protect sensitive information. It specifically keeps private tribal data and secret cave locations safe while ensuring that Native American tribes are consulted during the process.
The agencies must create a joint plan and start using it within one year of the bill becoming law. They are also required to talk with firefighters to make sure the new technology actually works for people on the ground.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Apr 30, 2026Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
LINK Act
Bill NumberS 4453
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
