3.0.0 160 2026-03-12T15:05:42Z 2026-03-12T15:05:42Z Senate S S 2025-01-21 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/160 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Discharged From 2025-04-08T23:23:13Z Referred To 2025-01-21T19:40:57Z Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 119 956 HR 2025-03-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. Identical bill CRS 2025-06-12 Became Public Law No: 119-18. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-12 Became Public Law No: 119-18. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-12 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-12 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-10 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2025-06-10 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-03 15:04:57 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-06-03 15:04:55 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-06-03 15:04:55 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-03 15:00:56 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 160. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-06-03 15:00:55 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2390) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-06-03 15:00:45 Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-04-09 12:27:38 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2025-04-09 12:23:13 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2025-04-09 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2025-04-08 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2480) Floor 2025-04-08 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2025-04-08 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480) Floor 2025-04-08 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2025-04-08 Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssas00 Armed Services Committee 2025-01-21 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2025-01-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001232 Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] Tim Sheehy R MT N H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2025-01-21 True M001190 Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2025-02-03 False L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Luján D NM R. 2025-02-03 False K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2025-02-19 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2025-03-06 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2025-03-06 False P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2025-04-01 False W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA 2025-04-02 False Public Law 119-18 Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports 2025-03-13T15:39:56Z Fires 2025-03-13T15:39:59Z Forests, forestry, trees 2025-03-13T15:40:06Z Military assistance, sales, and agreements 2025-03-13T15:39:52Z Armed Forces and National Security 2025-02-27T20:29:04Z 00 2025-01-21 Introduced in Senate 2025-03-18T15:59:17Z 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 Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text 147 Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 2025-06-10T02:53:15Z J Joint Enrolled Bill ENR Display Title 45 Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 2025-04-10T11:03:16Z Short Title(s) as Passed Senate 105 Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 2025-04-09T03:38:15Z S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 2025-02-21T03:38:19Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill 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. 2025-02-21T03:33:34Z Introduced in Senate IS 2223 119 SAMDT To modify the period for exercise of authority for the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes. 2025-04-09T14:32:29Z 2025-04-08 Amendment SA 2223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2223 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/119th-congress/senate-amendment/2223 S001232 Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] Tim Sheehy R MT L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY Submitted on behalf of L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY Proposed on behalf of 2025-04-08T04:00:00Z 2025-04-08T04:00:00Z Senate 119 S Senate S 160 Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 2026-03-12 6 2025-04-08 0 Senate Amendment SA 2223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2025-04-08 0 Senate Amendment SA 2223 proposed by Senator Lummis for Senator Sheehy. (consideration: CR S2480) To modify the period for exercise of authority for the sale by the Department of Defense aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes. Floor 2025-04-08 IntroReferral Intro-S 9 Library of Congress 2025-04-08 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2223 proposed by Senator Lummis for Senator Sheehy. Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2025-04-08 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2025-04-08 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 1 Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s160enr/xml/BILLS-119s160enr.xml Engrossed in Senate 2025-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s160es/xml/BILLS-119s160es.xml Introduced in Senate 2025-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s160is/xml/BILLS-119s160is.xml 2025-06-13T03:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ18/uslm/PLAW-119publ18.xml United States Legislative Markup Public Law 2025-06-12 Became Public Law No: 119-18. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.