HR 7769 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Helicopter Safety and Noise Management Act

Introduced May 13, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 16, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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. IntroducedMay 13, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Helicopter Safety and Noise Management Act

This bill establishes a commission comprised of the Federal Aviation Administration, members of local and state government, and helicopter noise and safety advocates to develop a helicopter usage management plan to substantially reduce the number of nonessential civil rotorcraft (i.e., a helicopter) that can operate in certain airspace at any given time.

The plan shall not apply any limitation or requirement to the operation of a civil rotorcraft for purposes of public health and safety, including (1) law enforcement, (2) emergency response, (3) disaster response, (4) medical services, (5) scientific research, and (6) official purposes by a news organization.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2022 to Nov 10, 2022; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 13, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalMay 13, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinMay 16, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMay 16, 2022
D-CASara JacobsMay 17, 2022
D-WAAdam SmithJun 3, 2022
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 9, 2022
D-HIEd CaseJul 27, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaAug 2, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesAug 9, 2022
D-NJAlbio SiresNov 10, 2022

Withdrew 1 David E. Price D-NC Jul 29, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred May 13, 2022
Aviation Subcommittee
Referred May 16, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  2. May 13, 2022Introduced in House
  3. May 13, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 82, May 13, 2022, page H4971.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a commission to develop a helicopter usage management plan for certain airspace, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Helicopter Safety and Noise Management Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 13, 2022Introduced in House

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