Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 by Sen. Tim Sheehy
Signed into law.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jun 12, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-18.
- Jun 12, 2025Signed by President.
- Jun 10, 2025Presented to President.
- Jun 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 3, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
- Jun 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
- Jun 3, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 160.
- Jun 3, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2390)
- Jun 3, 2025Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 9, 2025Held at the desk.
- Apr 9, 2025Received in the House.
- Apr 9, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 8, 2025Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2480)
- Apr 8, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 8, 2025Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480)
- Apr 8, 2025Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 21, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Jan 21, 2025Introduced in Senate