Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
Sponsored by Tim Sheehy RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Armed Forces and National Security.
This bill became Public Law 119-18: see the law
Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".
Source: Congress.gov data service (Library of Congress). Text versions: our copies of govinfo.gov’s files. Our copy was saved October 15, 2026.
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors.
| Member | Joined |
|---|---|
| Martin Heinrich DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] RRepublican | |
| Ben Ray Luján DDemocrat | |
| Mark Kelly DDemocrat | |
| Mike Crapo RRepublican | |
| James E. Risch RRepublican | |
| Alex Padilla DDemocrat | |
| Raphael G. Warnock DDemocrat |
Text
| Version | Date | Our copy |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled Bill | Not published yet | Not checked yetThe official file |
| Engrossed in Senate | Not checked yetThe official file | |
| Introduced in Senate | Not checked yetThe official file | |
| Public Law | Not checked yetThe official file |
Actions
- Became Public Law No: 119-18.
- Became Public Law No: 119-18.
- Signed by President.
- Signed by President.
- Presented to President.
- Presented to President.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 160.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2390)
- Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2480)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480)
- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
Committees
- Armed Services Committee (Senate)Discharged From, April 8, 2025; Referred To, January 21, 2025
Hearings
Hearings tied to the law this bill became, from our saved official records.
Who lobbied on this bill
Confirmed from the official record1 lobbying report name S. 160, for 1 client.
| Client | Registrant | Amount for the whole quarter | Lobbyists named for this issue | Filed | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUESecond quarter of 2026 | $5,000reported as expenses |
| Open the report |
A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.
Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.
Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
All saved lobbying reports that name S. 160
Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors
Contribution reports: Not checked yet.
Contribution reports are read for 0 of the 9 sponsors and cosponsors so far.
Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.