Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Summary

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Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 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...

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Introduced(1/21/25)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Newhouse

House (R) Washington – 4

Cosponsors (16)

Zinke

House (R) Montana

Carbajal

House (D) California

Harder

House (D) California

Fulcher

House (R) Idaho

Cisneros

House (D) California

Stansbury

House (D) New Mexico

Biggs

House (R) Arizona

LaMalfa

House (R) California

Valadao

House (R) California

Vindman

House (D) Virginia

Topics

Infrastructure

Environment & Public Lands

Latest Action

Became Public Law No: 119-18.

Jun 12, 2025

View Bill on Congress.gov