US Congress House Bill 6248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-4)
Status: Introduced on August 1 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012

Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]	Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Dreier [R-CA]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jerry Lewis [R-CA]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2012-09-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2012-08-01	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2012-08-01	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2012-08-01	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2012-08-01	House	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.

SB3441 (Same As) 2012-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6248/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6248/BILLS-112hr6248ih.pdf