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Bill · 119th Congress · S 3257
John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
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Introduced 2025-11-20Topic: transportationSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to update its regulations and guidance within 18 months to encourage pilots and other aviation workers to seek help for mental health conditions and to disclose them. It directs the FAA to implement, as appropriate, recommendations from a 2024 advisory committee on mental health and medical clearances within 2 years, and to explain to Congress any recommendations it does not adopt. The FAA must regularly review its special medical certificate process for pilots and air traffic controllers with mental health conditions, including which medications may be allowed and the training of aviation medical examiners. The bill authorizes up to $15 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 to hire and train more aviation medical examiners and reduce the backlog of special certificate cases. It also requires a public information campaign for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 about mental health care in the aviation workforce.
Sponsors
- John Hoeven Republican sponsor
- 33 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2026-10-01 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2026-09-28 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2026-09-24 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S5018-5019) | |
| 2026-09-24 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S5018-5019) | floor pass | |
| 2026-09-24 | Senate | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5017-5019) | |
| 2026-09-24 | Senate | The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. | |
| 2026-09-14 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558. | |
| 2026-09-14 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-139. | refer |
| 2026-09-14 | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-139. | report | |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-11-20 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | refer |
| 2025-11-20 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |