Air Tour and Sport Parachuting Safety Improvement Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 14, 2023 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.
- IntroducedApr 13, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Air Tour and Sport Parachuting Safety Improvement Act of 2023
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to update safety standards for commercial air tour operators (i.e., sightseeing airplane and helicopter flights).
Within three years of the bill's enactment, all commercial air tour operators, with exceptions, must hold an air carrier certificate or commercial operator certificate. The FAA must implement procedures to improve the process for obtaining these certificates.
The FAA must also issue regulations requiring commercial air tour operators and other specified operators to implement appropriate safety management systems. This is a formal, organization-wide approach to safety risk that includes systematic procedures, practices, and policies.
The FAA must issue new or revised regulations requiring that all certificated commercial air tour operators incorporate into their training programs avoidance training for controlled flight into terrain and in-flight loss of control.
The FAA must also convene aviation rulemaking committees and, within three years of the bill's enactment, issue final regulations
- establishing a performance-based standard for flight data monitoring for all commercial air tour operators,
- requiring all commercial air tour operators to install flight data recording devices and implement a flight data monitoring program,
- establishing methods to provide effective traffic avoidance in identified high-traffic tour areas (e.g., requiring air tour operators to be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance technology), and
- governing specified issues related to sports parachute operations conducted in the United States.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 13, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 13, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Apr 13, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 13, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1032 | Air Tour and Sport Parachuting Safety Improvement Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Mar 29, 2023 |
| S 1939 | FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 | Related bill | Feb 29, 2024 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2023Introduced in House
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