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H.R. 6248 112th Congress House

Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012

Official title: To provide for the transfer of excess Department of Defense aircraft to the Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 2012 Introduced by: Ken Calvert Republican · California See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airportsFiresForests, forestry, treesPublic contracts and procurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 13, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Sep 11, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Aug 1, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 1, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) 14 C-27J aircraft that are excess to DOD needs and that acceptable for use by the Forest Service for wildfire suppression purposes. Grants the USDA Secretary priorty over other federal agencies regarding such transfers.

Allows the DOD Secretary during FY2013-FY2017 to sell aircraft and aircraft parts that are excess to DOD needs to persons or entities contracting with the federal government for wildfire suppression purposes.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 3 Republican 3
JONES, WALTER
· Sep 21, 2012
DREIER, DAVID
· Aug 2, 2012
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Aug 2, 2012
ROYCE, ED
· Aug 2, 2012
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Aug 1, 2012
BONO MACK, MARY
· Aug 1, 2012
Campbell, John
· Aug 1, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Aug 1, 2012
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Aug 1, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Aug 1, 2012
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Aug 1, 2012
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Aug 1, 2012
LEWIS, JERRY
· Aug 1, 2012
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Aug 1, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 1, 2012
MILLER, GARY
· Aug 1, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 1, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6248: Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6248/
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"H.R. 6248: Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6248/.
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H.R. 6248, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6248/.
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