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S 3946 116th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Department of Transportation Transportation safety and security

Helicopter Safety Act of 2020

Introduced: June 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935)
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helicopter Safety Act of 2020

This bill 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.

What's happening now June 11, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 11, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2020
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3946: Helicopter Safety Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3946/
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"S. 3946: Helicopter Safety Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3946/.
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S. 3946, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3946/.
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