Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act

United States117th CongressHR-486House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 4, 2021

Summary

Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations to implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations for crash-resistant systems with respect to existing and new U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft (e.g., a helicopter) certificated for six or more passenger seats. Specifically, the FAA must require all U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft certificated for six or more passenger seats to be equipped with a flight data recorder, a cockpit voice recorder, and a terrain awareness and warning system. The FAA may exempt any civilian helicopter from one or more of the equipment requirements.

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S-36: Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S150)

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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