HR 956 — Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-04
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Bentz, Cliff (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R, MT-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COLLECTIVE STRATEGIES & COMMUNICATIONS | CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PRIME MINUTE, INC. | $60,000 | H.R. 956 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COLLECTIVE STRATEGIES & COMMUNICATIONS | CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PERIMETER SOLUTIONS | $90,000 | H.R. 956 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC | PRIME MINUTE, INC. | $60,000 | H.R. 956 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC | PERIMETER SOLUTIONS | $90,000 | H.R. 956 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Agriculture, 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.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Agriculture, 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.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Agriculture, 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.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-04 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bentz, Cliff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Downing, Troy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PERIMETER SOLUTIONS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 956 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PERIMETER SOLUTIONS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 956 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PRIME MINUTE, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 956 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PRIME MINUTE, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 956 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Agriculture Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Armed Services Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Oversight and Government Reform Committee | — | congress-committee |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downing, Troy (R, house MT-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Bentz, Cliff (R, house OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PERIMETER SOLUTIONS | 1 | $90,000 | 0 | $0 | $90,000 |
| 2 | PERIMETER SOLUTIONS | 1 | $90,000 | 0 | $0 | $90,000 |
| 3 | PRIME MINUTE, INC. | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 4 | CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PRIME MINUTE, INC. | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 5 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 77 | $12,698 | $12,698 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 80 | $6,922 | $6,922 |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 9 | $4,052 | $4,052 |
| 8 | concert croup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 13 | mount sinai health system | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 14 | rancho teresita dairy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | cal trans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | john farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | crosswalk labs inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | microsoft | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | davis polk & wardwell llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | best best & krieger llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | philip j. martin real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | haverly systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | gold star cattle co, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | accelerate strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bentz, Cliff (R · house · OR-2) · cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R · house · MT-2) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Downing, Troy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bentz, Cliff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PRIME MINUTE, INC. (h.r. 956) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PERIMETER SOLUTIONS (h.r. 956) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PRIME MINUTE, INC. (h.r. 956) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CAPITOL COUNSEL, LLC ON BEHALF OF PERIMETER SOLUTIONS (h.r. 956) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Armed Services Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Agriculture Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · congress-committee