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
- +40
- Latest action
- Sep 9, 2025
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Not started)
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
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What moved
Who is involved
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]Lead sponsor
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
- Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13]
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6]
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
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