H.R. 3196 119th Congress House

Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit helicopter flights near Statue of Liberty National Monument, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2025 Introduced by: Jerrold Nadler Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works

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May 5, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

May 5, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

May 5, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025

This bill generally prohibits the operation of a civil helicopter within a 20-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York, New York.

The bill includes an exception for flights carried out for the purposes of (1) public health and safety (e.g., for law enforcement or the provision of medical services), or (2) heavy-lift operations in support of construction and infrastructure maintenance.

The Federal Aviation Administration must issue or update regulations to carry out the requirements of this bill.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Aviation Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

Suozzi, Thomas R.

New York · Oct 3, 2025

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Jun 2, 2025

Malliotakis, Nicole

New York · May 5, 2025

McIver, LaMonica

New Jersey · May 5, 2025

Menendez, Robert

New Jersey · May 5, 2025

Meng, Grace

New York · May 5, 2025

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · May 5, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3196: Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3196/

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