The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2025
S 160 Signed into law

Sponsored by Tim Sheehy (R)

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Lets the Pentagon sell excess aircraft and parts to wildfire suppression agencies through October 2035.

Tradeoff

Expands an existing program to sell military aircraft for firefighting, with no new spending required.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this by on April 8, 2025. The House passed it by on June 3, 2025 — signed into law June 12, 2025.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 21, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Armed Services(Jan 21, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 8, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Armed Services

    Discharged(Apr 8, 2025)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Apr 9, 2025)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 3, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Jun 10, 2025)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Jun 12, 2025)