S. 1625: A bill to require a report on the location of C-130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4302)

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to require a report on the location of C-130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units.

Plain summary

This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to report to Congress on the locations of C-130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units. The report shall include: a list of MAFFS units and their utilization rates, a future force allocation determination in order to achieve such units' most efficient use, and an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of modifying the MAFFS program to enhance firefighting capabilities.

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Official text

A bill to require a report on the location of C-130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1625.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1625 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114