H.R. 7240 119th Congress House

Military ADS–B Out Loophole Act

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to revise regulations relating to ADS-B Out transmission exceptions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 27, 2026 Introduced by: Tom Barrett Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 28, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Jan 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced in House

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

What's happening now January 28, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

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

Cite this page click to expand

APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7240: Military ADS–B Out Loophole Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7240/

MLA

"H.R. 7240: Military ADS–B Out Loophole Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7240/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 7240, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7240/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 7240: Military ADS–B Out Loophole Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7240/)