HR 956 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-02-04· Sponsored by Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.(2025-03-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes the Department of Defense to sell its excess aircraft and aircraft parts that are acceptable for commercial sale for wildfire suppression purposes. Such authority begins October 1, 2025, and ends October 1, 2035. The bill also provides that such aircraft may be used to deliver water by air in order to suppress wildfire (the previous authority only provided for the delivery of fire retardant). The bill removes the previous limitation on providing international wildfire suppression assistance with such purchased aircraft.…

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Cosponsors (17)

8 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]TX
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]NM
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]MT
Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]ID
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]MT
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]CA
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]AZ
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]CA
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]VA
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]CA