119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 160: Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
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- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- To the President (completed)
- Became law (completed)
Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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- S.Amdt. 2223Tim Sheehy R-MTAgreedApr 8, 2025Apr 8, 2025: Amendment SA 2223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Cosponsors
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Michael Crapo R-ID
- James Risch R-ID
- Alejandro Padilla D-CA
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tim Sheehy SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, discharged, passed Senate, passed House, became law; 1 amendment offered, 1 agreed8 events+182
- 2Michael CrapoCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Martin HeinrichCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Mark KellyCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Ben LujánCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Signed by the President. Became Public Law 119-18.
- Presented to the President.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Tim Sheehy.
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- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-18.
- Presented to President.
- Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2390)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 160.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2480)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.