H.R. 956

119th Congress

In Committee

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA· Introduced 4 February 2025
Open on Congress.gov

17

Cosponsors

6

Actions

0

Amendments

3

Committees

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Latest action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

7 March 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 24 March 2025

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.

Timeline

6 actions

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

    7 March 2025 · Committee

  2. 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.

    4 February 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. 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.

    4 February 2025 · IntroReferral

  4. 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.

    4 February 2025 · IntroReferral

  5. Introduced in House

    4 February 2025 · IntroReferral

  6. Introduced in House

    4 February 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

17 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA

Cosponsors

  • Democrat847%
  • Republican953%

Classification

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Legislative subjects

Aviation and airportsFiresForests, forestry, treesMilitary assistance, sales, and agreements

Committees

3

  • Agriculture Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To4 Feb 2025

    • Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

      • Referred to7 Mar 2025

  • Armed Services Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To4 Feb 2025

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To4 Feb 2025

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 3 on 4 February 2025 to 17 on 21 November 2025.

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