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956
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2025-11-30T07:00:36Z
House
H
HR
2025-02-04
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/956
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEWHOUSE:H.R. 956.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H461]
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Agriculture Committee
House
Standing
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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2025-03-07T17:19:54Z
  - Referred To
2025-02-04T17:03:20Z
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Armed Services Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-02-04T17:03:15Z
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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-02-04T17:03:10Z

- Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
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160
S
2025-06-12
Became Public Law No: 119-18.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2025-03-07
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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Committee
- 2025-02-04
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.
IntroReferral
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2
House floor actions
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Agriculture Committee
- 2025-02-04
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.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Armed Services Committee
- 2025-02-04
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.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hsgo00
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- 2025-02-04
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
- 2025-02-04
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Dan
Newhouse
R
WA
4
N
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Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]
Jake
Ellzey
R
TX
6
2025-02-04
True
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Salud
Carbajal
D
CA
O.
24
2025-02-04
True
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Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
Gabe
Vasquez
D
NM
2
2025-02-04
True
- Z000018
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
Ryan
Zinke
R
MT
K.
1
2025-02-06
False
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Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Russ
Fulcher
R
ID
1
2025-02-12
False
- B000668
Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]
Cliff
Bentz
R
OR
2
2025-02-27
False
- J000305
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
Sara
Jacobs
D
CA
51
2025-03-03
False
- S001218
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
Melanie
Stansbury
D
NM
A.
1
2025-03-10
False
- S001148
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Michael
Simpson
R
ID
K.
2
2025-03-27
False
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Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-31]
Gilbert
Cisneros
D
CA
Ray
31
2025-03-31
False
- H001090
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Josh
Harder
D
CA
9
2025-04-01
False
- D000634
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
Troy
Downing
R
MT
2
2025-04-01
False
- V000129
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
David
Valadao
R
CA
G.
22
2025-04-21
False
- B001302
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Andy
Biggs
R
AZ
5
2025-05-06
False
- L000578
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Doug
LaMalfa
R
CA
1
2025-06-03
False
- V000138
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
Eugene
Vindman
D
VA
Simon
7
2025-10-03
False
- W000830
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
George
Whitesides
D
CA
27
2025-11-21
False
Armed Forces and National Security
- Aviation and airports
2025-03-13T15:40:21Z
- Fires
2025-03-13T15:40:21Z
- Forests, forestry, trees
2025-03-13T15:40:21Z
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
2025-03-13T15:40:21Z
Armed Forces and National Security
2025-03-19T20:05:19Z
00
2025-02-04
Introduced in House
2025-03-24T19:40:57Z
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.

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
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Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
2025-04-03T13:58:12Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
2025-03-05T05:08:17Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes.
2025-03-05T05:03:50Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2025-02-04T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr956ih/xml/BILLS-119hr956ih.xml
2025-03-07
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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