{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-6270","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 6270","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"AAIM Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to provide grants related to advanced air mobility infrastructure, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to provide grants related to advanced air mobility infrastructure, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"AAIM Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"AAIM Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"AAIM Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"AAIM Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-12-14","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-06-13","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h257","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act","result":"Passed","yea":338,"nay":73,"present":0,"not_voting":16,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll257.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2022-06-14"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-06-13","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act or the AAIM Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill establishes a pilot grant program to support advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure. AAM infrastructure refers to an air transportation system that transports individuals and property between points in the United States in both controlled and uncontrolled airspace using certain aircraft, including remotely piloted, autonomous, or vertical take-off and landing aircraft."},{"k":"p","t":"The Department of Transportation (DOT) must award planning grants for AAM infrastructure to (1) state, local, or tribal governments; (2) airport sponsors; (3) transit agencies; (4) port authorities; (5) metropolitan planning organizations; or (6) consortia of such entities. Entities that receive these grants must develop a comprehensive plan for AAM infrastructure, including vertiports (sites that support the landing, takeoff, loading, and other operations of vertical take-off and landing aircraft). Topics covered in the plan must address matters such as identifying locations for AAM infrastructure and available sources of funding. DOT must brief Congress about the plans it receives. The briefing must include an evaluation of the planned or proposed locations for vertiports and a description of best practices or lessons learned through the review of comprehensive plans."},{"k":"p","t":"If the Federal Aviation Administration issues type certificates for at least two aircraft models designed to provide AAM transportation and other requirements are met, DOT may award construction grants to entities that submitted comprehensive plans. Recipients may use grant funds for design, environmental studies, and other capital costs related to the construction of a public-use vertiport or associated infrastructure."},{"k":"p","t":"Grants may not be awarded after September 30, 2023."}],"words":256},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program of grants for planning and constructing public-use vertiports and associated infrastructure for advanced air mobility (AAM) operations.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text/eh#HD06D2D4BBE4E42F7B5C28D1125BF3BC0"}]},"core_areas":["Advanced air mobility infrastructure planning grants","Public-use vertiport construction grants"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish, not later than 180 days after enactment, a pilot program of grants for planning AAM infrastructure and for costs directly related to construction of public-use vertiports or associated infrastructure.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text/eh#HD06D2D4BBE4E42F7B5C28D1125BF3BC0"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to provide planning grants of not more than $1,000,000 each to eligible entities, which must submit a comprehensive plan to the Secretary not later than 1 year after receiving a grant.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text/eh#HD06D2D4BBE4E42F7B5C28D1125BF3BC0"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to brief the appropriate committees of Congress every 180 days on submitted comprehensive plans, including an evaluation of planned or proposed public-use vertiport locations and lessons or best practices learned from reviewing the plans.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text/eh#HD06D2D4BBE4E42F7B5C28D1125BF3BC0"}},{"text":"Allows the Secretary to award construction grants to covered recipients for design, bidding, environmental study and other capital costs directly related to a public-use vertiport or associated infrastructure, and bars grants for acquiring AAM aircraft or building private-use vertiports.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text/eh#HD06D2D4BBE4E42F7B5C28D1125BF3BC0"}},{"text":"Bars construction grants until the Federal Aviation Administration has issued type certificates for 2 or more AAM aircraft models and published an advisory circular on vertiport standards, and the Secretary has met the stated operator and air carrier certificate conditions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text/eh#HD06D2D4BBE4E42F7B5C28D1125BF3BC0"}},{"text":"Authorizes $12,500,000 to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended, and bars awarding any grant after September 30, 2023.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text/eh#HD06D2D4BBE4E42F7B5C28D1125BF3BC0"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-06-13","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6270/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-6270.png","v":"a6017934110a","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6270, 117th Congress: AAIM Act. House: 338 Yea, 73 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 13 Jun 2022."}}