Bill Detail

H.R. 956

Congress: 119

Title

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Summary

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.

Sponsor

Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA-4]

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Status as of Jun 29, 12:36 PM · synced 8h ago

Introduced

2025-02-04

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Bill Engagement

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 sa…

Sponsor

Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA-4]R

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Cosponsors

8D · 9R

Bipartisan

LDA engagement

1 org · 2 filings

Top: Collective Strategies & Communications…

Introduced

2025-02-04

Lobbyists on the case

1 org · 2 lobbyists · 2 filings mention H.R. 956 (Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025) in LDA disclosures.

Top orgs filing

Collective Strategies & Communications (Formerly Collective Communications LLC)2 filings · 2 lobs

Lobbyists on this bill

Matt Gall2026 Q1
Collective Strategies & Communications (Formerly Collective Communications LLC) · House Natural Resources Committee - Clerk
Phil Hardy2026 Q1
Collective Strategies & Communications (Formerly Collective Communications LLC) · Rep. Raul R. Labrador - Communications Director