HR 1851 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025

Latest action · Mar 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 5, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMar 5, 2025
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalMar 5, 2025
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalMar 5, 2025
D-COJason CrowOriginalMar 5, 2025
R-MIJohn JamesOriginalMar 5, 2025
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 5, 2025
D-MDSarah ElfrethOriginalMar 5, 2025
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMar 5, 2025
R-MNBrad FinstadMar 11, 2025
D-NCDonald G. DavisMar 11, 2025
D-MDJohnny Olszewski, Jr.Mar 11, 2025
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMar 11, 2025
D-LATroy A. CarterMar 11, 2025
D-INAndré CarsonMar 24, 2025
D-COBrittany PettersenMar 24, 2025
R-SCJoe WilsonMar 24, 2025
R-OKKevin HernMar 24, 2025
R-SCNancy MaceMar 24, 2025
D-MOWesley BellMar 24, 2025
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVMar 24, 2025
R-FLBrian J. MastApr 1, 2025
R-AZJuan CiscomaniApr 1, 2025
R-INMark B. MessmerApr 1, 2025
D-NJMikie SherrillApr 1, 2025
R-MNPete StauberApr 1, 2025
R-INRudy Yakym IIIApr 1, 2025
D-MNAngie CraigApr 24, 2025
D-MARichard E. NealApr 24, 2025
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMay 14, 2025
D-MDKweisi MfumeMay 19, 2025
R-NCTim MooreJun 2, 2025
D-MDApril McClain DelaneyJun 6, 2025
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanJun 24, 2025
R-AZAbraham J. HamadehJul 7, 2025
D-AZGreg StantonJul 10, 2025
R-IDRuss FulcherJul 10, 2025
R-TXAugust PflugerJul 16, 2025
D-CAJim CostaJul 29, 2025
D-MALori TrahanSep 16, 2025
D-NJJosh GottheimerNov 2, 2026

Withdrew 1 Ralph Norman R-SC Mar 24, 2025

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Mar 5, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 42, March 5, 2025, page H1010.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 873Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025Related billMar 5, 2025

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to preserve and recapitalize the fighter aircraft capabilities of the Air Force and its reserve components, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2025Introduced in House

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