Last progress June 12, 2025 (5 months ago)
Introduced on January 21, 2025 by Timothy Patrick Sheehy
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2480)
President of the United States
This bill renews a program that lets the Department of Defense sell extra aircraft and parts for fighting wildfires. The aircraft and parts must be used for wildfire work only. The authority runs from when the law takes effect through October 1, 2035, giving states and firefighting groups a longer window to upgrade their fleets and keep communities safer during fire season . It also makes clear that these planes can drop water, not just fire retardant, and it lifts the old limit on helping fight wildfires outside the United States when needed .