S 160
· 119th Congress
· Armed Forces and National Security
Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
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Became Public Law No: 119-18.
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Jun 12, 2025
signed
Signed by President.
Jun 12, 2025
signed
Became Public Law No: 119-18.
Jun 10, 2025
sent
Presented to President.
Jun 03, 2025
floor
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 03, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2390)
Jun 03, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 160.
Jun 03, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
Jun 03, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
Jun 03, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 09, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 09, 2025
floor
Received in the House.
Apr 09, 2025
floor
Held at the desk.
Apr 08, 2025
committee
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Armed Services Committee
Apr 08, 2025
floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480)
Apr 08, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 08, 2025
passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2480)
Jan 21, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Jan 21, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee
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Introduced in Senate
Jan 21, 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.
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--- Engrossed (Senate)
+++ Enrolled
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 160 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
+[S. 160 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+S.160
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-S. 160
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
+
+AT THE FIRST SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five
+
+An Act
To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to
reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts
@@ -17,54 +22,34 @@
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act
of 2025''.
-
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SALE BY
-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF AIRCRAFT AND PARTS FOR WILDFIRE
-SUPPRESSION PURPOSES.
-
+DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF AIRCRAFT AND PARTS FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION
+PURPOSES.
Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
-(A) by striking ``a period'' and inserting ``the
-period''; and
-(B) by inserting ``or water'' after ``fire
-retardant'';
+(A) by striking ``a period'' and inserting ``the period'';
+and
+(B) by inserting ``or water'' after ``fire retardant'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``sold under subsection
(a)'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the
provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression
purposes.'';
-(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or water'' after
-``fire retardant'';
-(4) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by
-striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection
-(g)''; and
+(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or water'' after ``fire
+retardant'';
+(4) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking
+``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)''; and
(5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) Period for Exercise of Authority.--The period specified in
this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of
the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 and ending on October
1, 2035.''.
-Passed the Senate April 8, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Secretary.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-S. 160
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-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.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.
Cosponsors (7)
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