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Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act

Introduced: January 28, 2022 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act

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 February 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 2, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Jan 28, 2022
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jan 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 486: Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-486/
MLA
"H.R. 486: Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-486/.
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H.R. 486, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-486/.
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