Requires airliners and other non-military aircraft to carry collision alert equipment, orders the FAA to tighten helicopter route rules and air traffic controller procedures near Washington's Reagan National Airport, and sets new safety requirements for military aircraft in the capital region, following the January 2025 midair collision there.

• Directs the FAA to write rules requiring collision-avoidance equipment with audible alerts on most non-military aircraft, with equipment deadlines no later than December 31, 2031
• Requires the FAA to evaluate and revise helicopter routes near Reagan National, close Helicopter Route 4 between Hains Point and the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, and cap arrival rate planning in 30-minute periods
• Requires the Department of Defense to enter a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Transportation on military aircraft transponder use, flight crew training, and safety management in the National Capital Region
• Adds controller training on threat and error management and visual separation, sets time-on-position limits for supervisors, and directs an inspector general audit of FAA safety culture

• Armed Services Committee (House)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
• Aviation Subcommittee
• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)

Transportation and Public Works