S 160 ยท Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-18.
- Introduced
- Jan 21, 2025
- Latest action
- Jun 12, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Tim Sheehy [R-MT]
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cosponsors
- 8
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.
Recent actions
- Jun 12, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-18.
- Jun 12, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-18.
- Jun 12, 2025 Signed by President.
- Jun 12, 2025 Signed by President.
- Jun 10, 2025 Presented to President.
- Jun 10, 2025 Presented to President.
- Jun 3, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 3, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.