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HR 3196 · in committee · niche

Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill prohibits civil helicopters from operating within 20 miles of the Statue of Liberty in New York.
  • The rule affects helicopter tour operators and private aviation companies in the New York area.
  • The FAA must issue new regulations to enforce the restrictions, with exceptions for emergency and construction flights.

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  1. 01

    How would a 20-mile no-fly zone around the Statue of Liberty affect helicopter tour operators and jobs in the New York area?

  2. 02

    What safety incidents or data prompted this specific 20-mile restriction distance rather than a different radius?

  3. 03

    Should emergency and construction helicopters have blanket exceptions, or should each flight require individual FAA approval?

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Sponsor · D-NY-12

Jerrold Nadler

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Introduced 2025-05-05

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-05-05 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

  2. 2025-05-05 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  3. 2025-05-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-05-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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