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Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill allows the Department of Defense to sell excess military aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression between 2025 and 2035.
  • Wildfire suppression organizations and international partners can purchase these aircraft to fight fires.
  • The aircraft can now drop water in addition to fire retardant, and international wildfire assistance limits are removed.

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  1. 01

    How might removing international wildfire assistance limits change the cost and availability of U.S. military aircraft for domestic wildfire suppression?

  2. 02

    What criteria should determine which wildfire suppression organizations have access to purchase excess military aircraft and parts?

  3. 03

    How could the ability to drop water instead of only fire retardant affect the effectiveness and deployment strategies of aerial firefighting operations?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-12 · President

    Became Public Law No: 119-18.

  2. 2025-06-12 · BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 119-18.

  3. 2025-06-12 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2025-06-12 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2025-06-10 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2025-06-10 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  8. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)

  9. 2025-06-03 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)

  10. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 160.

  11. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2390)

  12. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  13. 2025-04-09 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  14. 2025-04-09 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  15. 2025-04-09 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  16. 2025-04-08 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2480)

  17. 2025-04-08 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  18. 2025-04-08 · senate · Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480)

  19. 2025-04-08 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  20. 2025-04-08 · Committee

    Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  21. 2025-01-21 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  22. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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