S160-119 · 119th Congress
Signed into Law
Signed Jun 12, 2025Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 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 limitat…
VOTE BREAKDOWN
No recorded floor vote
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SPONSORS
Tim Sheehy
R-MT · Primary
7 COSPONSORS
BIPARTISAN● 5 D● 2 R
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Sheehy
Single-Issue Advocacy47%
Party & Leadership36%
Oil & Gas2%
Mining & Materials1%
Commercial Banks1%
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S 160, the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025, addresses improvements to aerial firefighting capabilities and operations. Sponsored by Senator Tim Sheehy of Montana, the bill has been signed into law. Voting data for this legislation has not yet been made publicly available.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
INTRODUCEDJan 21, 2025
PASSED SENATEApr 8, 2025
SIGNEDJun 12, 2025
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.
