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HR 2591 · in committee · major

Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The FAA must review and update its rules on mental health care for pilots and air traffic controllers.
  • Pilots and air traffic controllers with mental health conditions seeking medical certification are affected.
  • The FAA will implement task group recommendations, approve more mental health medications for airmen, and fund a public awareness campaign.

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    How should the FAA balance pilot safety concerns with expanding access to mental health treatment for aviators seeking medical certification?

  2. 02

    What evidence should guide decisions about which mental health medications are safe enough for pilots and air traffic controllers to use while working?

  3. 03

    Who should fund the public awareness campaign about mental health in aviation, and what specific outcomes would indicate its success?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-09 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. 2025-09-08 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-09-08 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3872)

  4. 2025-09-08 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3872)

  5. 2025-09-08 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2591.

  6. 2025-09-08 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3872-3874)

  7. 2025-09-08 · house · Floor

    Mr. Barrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-09-08 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.

  9. 2025-09-08 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-242.

  10. 2025-09-08 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-242.

  11. 2025-06-11 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  12. 2025-06-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged

  13. 2025-06-11 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  14. 2025-04-03 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

  15. 2025-04-02 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  16. 2025-04-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-04-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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