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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 3196

Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-05-05Topic: transportation

Summary

Summary by the 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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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-05-05HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.refer
2025-05-05HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.refer
2025-05-05Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-05-05Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.