Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025
Latest action · May 5, 2025 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.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025
This bill generally prohibits the operation of a civil helicopter within a 20-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York, New York.
The bill includes an exception for flights carried out for the purposes of (1) public health and safety (e.g., for law enforcement or the provision of medical services), or (2) heavy-lift operations in support of construction and infrastructure maintenance.
The Federal Aviation Administration must issue or update regulations to carry out the requirements of this bill.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2025 to Oct 3, 2025, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Oct 3, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2025Introduced in House
- May 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- May 5, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2025Introduced in House
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