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Sheehy Introduces Legislation to Modernize U.S. Defense Acquisition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2025 Sheehy Introduces Legislation to Modernize U.S. Defense Acquisition U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy introduced legislation to modernize the Department of Defense’s acquisition system and revive the United States’ defense industrial base. The five bills introduced by Senator Sheehy will provide the Pentagon with new tools and flexibilities to quickly procure innovative new systems, provide for quicker testing of new capabilities, and make permanent commonsense contracting reforms. This package is in line with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker’s efforts to reform defense acquisition. “Our defense acquisition paradigm has become brittle, sclerotic, and unable to respond
Sheehy Introduces Legislation to Provide Backpay to Service Members Wrongfully Discharged Under Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2025 Sheehy Introduces Legislation to Provide Backpay to Service Members Wrongfully Discharged Under Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy today introduced the COVID-19 Military Backpay Act of 2025, restoring compensation for thousands of servicemembers who were wrongfully discharged under the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate. “Under the Biden administration, thousands of American warfighters were unceremoniously – and without due process – discharged from the military for refusing to comply with Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. This unacceptable action by the last administration robbed servicemembers of the pay and benefits they rightfully earned in service to our
President Trump Signs Sheehy’s Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act into Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2025 President Trump Signs Sheehy’s Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act into LawPresident Trump also signs Executive Action to Combat Wildfire Crisis U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy today joined President Trump in the Oval Office as the president signed Sheehy’s bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act into law. President Trump also signed a new executive order to combat the escalating wildfire crisis threatening the country. “Eliminating bureaucratic obstacles to fight wildfires more quickly and aggressively is America First common sense, and I am honored to have President Trump sign my first bill into law so we can better support the brave
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