Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025
Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit helicopter flights near Statue of Liberty National Monument, and for other purposes.
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Where the Bill Stands
- Introduced, done
- Committee, current stage
- Floor Vote, not yet
- Outcome, not yet
What This Bill Does
This bill generally prohibits the operation of a civil helicopter within a 20-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York, New York.
The bill includes an exception for flights carried out for the purposes of (1) public health and safety (e.g., for law enforcement or the provision of medical services), or (2) heavy-lift operations in support of construction and infrastructure maintenance.
The Federal Aviation Administration must issue or update regulations to carry out the requirements of this bill.
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Timeline
- Library of CongressIntroduced in House
- House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced
- Committee

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