119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 956: Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Salud Carbajal D-CAOriginal
- Jake Ellzey R-TXOriginal
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez D-NMOriginal
- Ryan Zinke R-MT
- Russ Fulcher R-ID
- Cliff Bentz R-OR
- Sara Jacobs D-CA
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
- Michael Simpson R-ID
- Gilbert Cisneros D-CA
- Troy Downing R-MT
- Josh Harder D-CA
- David Valadao R-CA
- Andy Biggs R-AZ
- Doug LaMalfa R-CA
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- George Whitesides D-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Dan Newhouse SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Dan Newhouse.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.