Senate bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-18
Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
Became law on Jun 12, 2025.
Official title: A bill 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.
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Sheehy R-MTWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 21, 2025
- Committee actionApr 8, 2025
- Passed SenateApr 8, 2025 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJun 3, 2025 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJun 10, 2025
- Became lawJun 12, 2025
Latest action: Jun 12, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-18.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 8 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
Mike Crapo (R-ID), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ben Luján (D-NM), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Alex Padilla (D-CA), James Risch (R-ID), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tim Sheehy.
- S.Res. 613 (119th) A resolution recognizing the Army-Navy football game as America's Game.
- S. 5123 (119th) Lunar Landing Day Act
- S. 4161 (119th) Maverick Act
- S. 138 (119th) VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025
- S. 3456 (119th) Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act
- S. 1039 (119th) PARTS Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 956 (119th) Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025Public law contains the text
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.