Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 15
- Latest action
- Sep 28, 2026
What it does
Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to compile, publish, and annually update a list of medications that may be safely prescribed to pilots and air traffic controllers for the purposes of issuing a medical certification. The list must be publicly available on the FAA website and distributed to those seeking a license and medical certification. Currently, the FAA does not have a list of approved medications. However, the FAA does have lists for Aviation Medical Examiners of Do Not Issue medications and Do Not Fly medications.
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 20, 2025
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