Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
Latest action · Sep 9, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 2, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review and update its regulations and policies on mental health for pilots and air traffic controllers.
The FAA must update regulations and take any other actions necessary to implement the recommendations of (1) the Aviation Workforce Mental Health Task Group, and (2) the Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances Aviation Rulemaking Committee (the ARC).
The FAA must also annually review and update, as appropriate, the applicable regulations and policies on mental health-related special issuance for pilots and air traffic controllers. As background, an Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate is a discretionary document from the FAA which allows an airman with a disqualifying medical condition to fly under a restricted medical certificate.
Among other things, the review and update must
- reclassify and approve additional medications that may be safely prescribed to airmen to treat mental health conditions,
- delegate additional authority to aviation medical examiners (AMEs) consistent with the ARC recommendations, and
- improve the special issuance process for pilots and air traffic controllers.
The bill authorizes the FAA to take actions to recruit and train additional AMEs.
The bill also authorizes an FAA public information campaign or education efforts to (1) destigmatize individuals in (or interested in joining) the aviation industry who seek mental health care, (2) broaden awareness of available supportive services, and (3) establish trust with pilots and air traffic controllers.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2025 to Sep 8, 2025; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Apr 2, 2025 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Apr 2, 2025 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Original | Apr 2, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 21, 2025 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | May 21, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 23, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 23, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Jun 20, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jun 20, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Brad Knott | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Sep 8, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2025Markup Jun 11, 2025Discharged Jun 11, 2025Reported Sep 8, 2025 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 3, 2025 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2025 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sep 8, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-242.
- Sep 8, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.
- Sep 8, 2025Mr. Barrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 8, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3872-3874)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3872–H3874Text printed H3872 | Pete Stauber R-MN, Sean Casten D-IL, Shomari Figures D-AL, Tom Barrett R-MI | Sep 8, 2025 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 1, 2025H.R. 2591, Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 11, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 59, April 2, 2025, page H1413.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to revise regulations for certain individuals carrying out aviation activities who disclose a mental health diagnosis or condition, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to revise regulations for certain individuals carrying out aviation activities who disclose a mental health diagnosis or condition, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Drug therapy
- Government information and archives
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Mental health
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2025Referred in Senate
- Sep 8, 2025Reported in House
- Sep 8, 2025Engrossed in House
- Apr 2, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
