A bill to require aircraft operating in Class B airspace in the national airspace system to install and operate ADS-B In and ADS-B Out equipment, and for other purposes.
This bill establishes a new requirement for all aircraft, including military, operating within Class B airspace in the national airspace system. Upon enactment, these aircraft must have ADS-B In and ADS-B Out equipment installed, activated, and continuously receiving whenever they are taxiing or in flight, meeting specified performance standards. A significant provision of the bill explicitly prohibits the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator from implementing any regulations that would exempt aircraft from these mandatory ADS-B requirements. Furthermore, it repeals Section 1046 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, thereby eliminating a previous exemption for Department of Defense aircraft concerning the installation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast equipment.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation and Public Works
A bill to require aircraft operating in Class B airspace in the national airspace system to install and operate ADS-B In and ADS-B Out equipment, and for other purposes.
USA119th CongressS-1706| Senate
| Updated: 5/8/2025
This bill establishes a new requirement for all aircraft, including military, operating within Class B airspace in the national airspace system. Upon enactment, these aircraft must have ADS-B In and ADS-B Out equipment installed, activated, and continuously receiving whenever they are taxiing or in flight, meeting specified performance standards. A significant provision of the bill explicitly prohibits the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator from implementing any regulations that would exempt aircraft from these mandatory ADS-B requirements. Furthermore, it repeals Section 1046 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, thereby eliminating a previous exemption for Department of Defense aircraft concerning the installation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast equipment.