Skip to main content
HR 4574 114th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Department of Transportation Motor fuels Transportation safety and security

Helicopter Fuel System Safety Act

Introduced: February 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 12, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 12, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helicopter Fuel System Safety Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration, in accordance with the safety recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board (A-15-12), to issue regulations to ensure that certain fuel system crash resistance requirements are met by requiring that all newly manufactured helicopters, regardless of the design's original certification date, have fuel systems that meet such crash-worthiness requirements.

What's happening now February 16, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2