Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Sponsored byRep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA· Introduced 4 février 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

7 mars 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 24 mars 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

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
7 mars 2025 · Committee
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 février 2025 · IntroReferral
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 février 2025 · IntroReferral
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 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
4 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
4 février 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

17 cosponsors

Sponsor

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

Cosponsors

Democrat847%
Republican953%

Democrat:Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]CA
Democrat:Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]VA
Republican:Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]CA
Republican:Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]AZ
Republican:Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]CA
Democrat:Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]CA
Republican:Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]MT
Democrat:Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-31]CA
Republican:Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]ID
Democrat:Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]NM
Democrat:Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]CA
Republican:Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]OR
Republican:Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]ID
Republican:Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]MT
Democrat:Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Republican:Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]TX
Democrat:Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]NM

Classification

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Legislative subjects

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

Committees

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

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