Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 44
- Latest action
- Sep 9, 2025
What it does
Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review and update its regulations and policies on mental health for pilots and air traffic controllers. The FAA must update regulations and take any other actions necessary to implement the recommendations of (1) the Aviation Workforce Mental Health Task Group, and (2) the Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances Aviation Rulemaking Committee (the ARC). The FAA must also annually review and update, as appropriate, the applicable regulations and policies on mental health-related special issuance for pilots and air traffic controllers. As background, an Authorization for Special Issuance…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Apr 2, 2025
Titles and provisions can change as the bill moves.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Sean Casten
- Addison McDowell
- Andrew Garbarino
- André Carson
- Angie Craig
- Ashley Hinson
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brad Knott
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Chris Deluzio
- Clarence Owens
- David Valadao
- Dina Titus
- Don Bacon
- Eleanor Norton
- Frederica Wilson
- Gabe Evans
- Greg Stanton
- Henry Johnson
- Hillary Scholten
- Jack Bergman
- James (Jim) Moylan
- Jay Obernolte
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jill Tokuda
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds
- LaMonica McIver
- Michael Lawler
- Michael Turner
- Nicholas Begich
- Nicolas LaLota
- Patrick Ryan
- Pete Stauber
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rick Larsen
- Robert Garcia
- Salud Carbajal
- Sharice Davids
- Thomas Kean
- Thomas Suozzi
- Tony Wied
- Tracey Mann
- Zoe Lofgren
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While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.