HR 2591 · in committee · major
Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
- defense
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the FAA balance pilot safety concerns with expanding access to mental health treatment for aviators seeking medical certification?
- 02
What evidence should guide decisions about which mental health medications are safe enough for pilots and air traffic controllers to use while working?
- 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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Sponsor · D-IL-6
Sean Casten
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
43/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-09
Joining the bill

Pete Stauber
R-MN-8 · original

Rick Larsen
D-WA-2 · original

Tracey Mann
R-KS-1 · original

Jack Bergman
R-MI-1

Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1

Sharice Davids
D-KS-3

Frederica S. Wilson
D-FL-24

Kimberlyn King-Hinds
R-MP

Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC

Don Bacon
R-NE-2

Jerrold Nadler
D-NY-12

Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24
+ 31 more
Legislative timeline
2025-09-09 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-09-08 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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)
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)
2025-09-08 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2591.
2025-09-08 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3872-3874)
2025-09-08 · house · Floor
Mr. Barrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-09-08 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.
2025-09-08 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-242.
2025-09-08 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-242.
2025-06-11 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2025-06-11 · house · Committee
Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged
2025-06-11 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-04-03 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2025-04-02 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-04-02 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-04-02 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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