Bill Detail
S. 160
Congress: 119
Title
Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
Summary
Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 This act 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 June 12, 2025, and ends October 1, 2035. The act 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 act removes the previous limitation on providing international wildfire suppression assistance with such purchased aircraft.
Sponsor
Sen. Tim Sheehy [R-MT]
Status
Became Public Law No: 119-18.
Status as of Jun 29, 8:17 PM · synced 34m ago
Introduced
2025-01-21
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Bill Engagement
Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 This act reauthorizes the Department of Defense to sell its excess aircraft and aircraft parts that are acceptable for commercial sal…
Lobbyists on the case
- Matt Gall2026 Q1Collective Strategies & Communications (Formerly Collective Communications LLC) · House Natural Resources Committee - Clerk
- Phil Hardy2026 Q1Collective Strategies & Communications (Formerly Collective Communications LLC) · Rep. Raul R. Labrador - Communications Director
- Mona Dooley2026 Q1
- Robert Gordon2026 Q1
- Donald Griffin2026 Q1
- Brett Hewitt2026 Q1
- Cory Maks2026 Q1
- David Pearce2026 Q1