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Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

H.R. 956 Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4) In committee
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  1. Introduced Feb 4
  2. Committee Feb 4
  3. Passed House Next
  4. Passed Senate Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Feb 4, 2025Next: House vote
600d ago Mar 7, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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Summary

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Full summary3 paragraphs

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.

Library of Congress summary, Feb 4, 2025

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  • Introduced in HouseFeb 4, 2025

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 28, 2026.