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Safe Landings Act

Introduced: August 6, 2019 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Aug 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 6, 2019
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Safe Landings Act

This bill addresses technology needs and safety risks in the aviation industry.

Among other things, the bill

  • requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop technology for a cockpit system that provides an alert to pilots when an airplane is not aligned to land on an intended runway surface,
  • creates an FAA Task Force on Human Factors in Aviation Safety to review and provide recommendations related to aviation safety,
  • directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to investigate and develop new approaches to data analysis for understanding the factors in aviation safety incidents and identifying emerging risks of future safety incidents,
  • requires the FAA to gather data and report on the use of instrument approach procedures as backup for visual approaches and issue guidance on the most effective techniques to use for such procedures, and
  • directs the FAA to reform and update the notices to airmen (NOTAM) system.
What's happening now August 6, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4166: Safe Landings Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4166/
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"H.R. 4166: Safe Landings Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4166/.
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H.R. 4166, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4166/.
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