Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 4, 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.
What just happenedMar 7, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 4, 2025
- Mar 7, 2025Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee - Feb 4, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Agriculture Committee - Feb 4, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Armed Services Committee - Feb 4, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Feb 4, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House