US Congress Senate Bill 3946 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations to implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations for crash-resistant systems with respect to existing and new U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft (e.g., a helicopter) certificated for six or more passenger seats. Specifically, the FAA must require all U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft certificated for six or more passenger seats to be equipped with a flight data recorder, a cockpit voice recorder, and a terrain awareness and warning system. The FAA may exempt any civilian helicopter from one or more of the equipment requirements.

Helicopter Safety Act of 2020

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935)

HB7182 (Same As) 2020-06-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
SB3974 (Related) 2020-06-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HB7274 (Related) 2020-06-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3946/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3946/BILLS-116s3946is.pdf