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Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3634| House 
| Updated: 5/25/2023
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Tim Burchett (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2023 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations requiring all newly manufactured commercial aircraft used in certain extended overwater operations to have additional data recovery features. Specifically, commercial aircraft that are required to have a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and a flight data recorder (FDR) must be equipped with a means to recover flight data that does not require underwater retrieval, a tamper-resistant method to broadcast to a ground station sufficient information to establish the flight termination location within six nautical miles of the point of impact, and an airframe low-frequency underwater locating device that will function for at least 90 days and that is detectable by current search and rescue systems. Further, the commercial aircraft must be equipped to retain at least the last 25 hours of recorded information. Commercial aircraft that are ordered by an air carrier on or after January 1, 2027, must have the additional recorder system installed. The bill specifies that a third combination CVR/FDR recording mechanism is not required to satisfy the bill's requirements. Compliant technologies may include (1) an automatic deployable flight recorder system (i.e., a CVR, FDR, and emergency locator transmitter housed in one crash-protected, floatable unit), and (2) transmission of flight recorder data (i.e., a system capable of providing satellite transmission of critical flight data that can also assist in identifying the location of a downed aircraft).
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Timeline
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
May 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • May 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 24, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • May 25, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Transportation and Public Works

AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDepartment of TransportationEmergency communications systemsTransportation safety and security

Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3634| House 
| Updated: 5/25/2023
Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2023 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations requiring all newly manufactured commercial aircraft used in certain extended overwater operations to have additional data recovery features. Specifically, commercial aircraft that are required to have a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and a flight data recorder (FDR) must be equipped with a means to recover flight data that does not require underwater retrieval, a tamper-resistant method to broadcast to a ground station sufficient information to establish the flight termination location within six nautical miles of the point of impact, and an airframe low-frequency underwater locating device that will function for at least 90 days and that is detectable by current search and rescue systems. Further, the commercial aircraft must be equipped to retain at least the last 25 hours of recorded information. Commercial aircraft that are ordered by an air carrier on or after January 1, 2027, must have the additional recorder system installed. The bill specifies that a third combination CVR/FDR recording mechanism is not required to satisfy the bill's requirements. Compliant technologies may include (1) an automatic deployable flight recorder system (i.e., a CVR, FDR, and emergency locator transmitter housed in one crash-protected, floatable unit), and (2) transmission of flight recorder data (i.e., a system capable of providing satellite transmission of critical flight data that can also assist in identifying the location of a downed aircraft).
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Timeline
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
May 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • May 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 24, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • May 25, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Tim Burchett (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDepartment of TransportationEmergency communications systemsTransportation safety and security