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Sheehy’s Bipartisan Wildfire Bill Heading to President Trump’s Desk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2025 Sheehy’s Bipartisan Wildfire Bill Heading to President Trump’s DeskAerial Firefighting Enhancement Act Passes Senate, House U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy’s bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act is headed to President Donald J. Trump’s desk after passing the House of Representatives today. The bill, introduced by Senator Sheehy in January alongside Senator Martin Heinrich (D – N.M.), strengthens the wildfire suppression fleet and ensures the United States can better combat the year-round threat of catastrophic wildfire. The bill passed the Senate unanimously in April. “This year is the most dangerous and expensive wildfire year in history, and the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act will give
ICYMI: SENS SHEEHY, WARREN: Pentagon wastes billions with devastating repair rules. We’re working together to stop it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2025 ICYMI: SENS SHEEHY, WARREN: Pentagon wastes billions with devastating repair rules. We’re working together to stop it. Senators Tim Sheehy (R – Mont.) and Elizabeth Warren (D – Mass.) wrote an opinion piece in Fox News about boosting military readiness and saving taxpayer dollars by allowing servicemembers to repair their own equipment. In case you missed it… SENS SHEEHY, WARREN: Pentagon wastes billions with devastating repair rules. We’re working together to stop it. Senator Tim Sheehy and Elizabeth Warren May 29, 2025 FOX News Our defense industrial base is stumbling. For years, the U.S. Department of Defense – under
ICYMI: The Senate’s bipartisan wildfire-fighting duo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2025 ICYMI: The Senate’s bipartisan wildfire-fighting duo Semafor is out with a new report on bipartisan efforts by U.S. Senators Tim Sheehy (R – Mont.) and Alex Padilla (D – Calif.) to improve the federal response to wildfire. In case you missed it… The Senate’s bipartisan wildfire-fighting duo Burgess Everett May 28, 2025 Semafor THE NEWS A few months ago, Alex Padilla was trying to keep Tim Sheehy out of the US Senate. Now the two senators are emerging as a forceful bipartisan duo. The California Democrat and Montana Republican are collaborating on a series of bills intended to more aggressively fight the
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: One of Sheehy’s wildfire bills passes through the Senate
Laurenz Busch Chronicle Staff WriterApr 9, 2025 One of Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy’s bills to revamp the country’s wildland firefighting apparatus has passed through the U.S. Senate and is on its way to the House of Representatives. The Aerial Firefighting Enforcement Act, a bipartisan effort, seeks to reauthorize the Department of Defense to sell excess aircraft and parts to companies that contract with the government to suppress wildfires. “The Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act supports that mission by eliminating bureaucratic obstacles to provide our aerial wildfire suppression fleet the resources necessary to fight wildfires quickly and aggressively,” Sheehy said in a statement. The bill was
NBC News: A proposed tax credit could help homeowners hit by climate-fueled natural disasters
Denise Chow April 8, 2025 Two U.S. senators introduced a bill Tuesday that aims to minimize damage to homes and communities from floods, wildfires and other natural disasters through a federal tax credit. The legislation, from Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., would create a tax credit to reimburse people for retrofitting their homes with upgraded protections against major disasters, including hurricanes and wildfires. The bipartisan bill — known as the Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization And Lower Liability Act, or Firewall Act — seeks to build resilience in communities across the country, particularly as climate change increases both the frequency and intensity
NBC Montana: Senators Daines and Sheehy drive bipartisan push for National Asbestos Awareness Week
NBC Montana StaffMarch 29, 2025 U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy joins the bipartisan effort to designate April 1-7 National Asbestos Awareness Week. In statements – both senators brought up Libby and Troy as two local areas that have been impacted by asbestos contamination. According to the World Health Organization, globally, more than 200,000 deaths yearly are believed to be the result of asbestos exposure. Senator Steve Daines’ office sent NBC Montana the following: Daines, Sheehy Resolution to Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week Passes U.S. Senate U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) today introduced and passed a