{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-7613","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 7613","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"ALERT Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require certain aircraft to be equipped with collision mitigation technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require certain aircraft to be equipped with collision mitigation technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"ALERT Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"ALERT Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"ALERT Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"ALERT Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"ALERT Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2026-02-20","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-04-14","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h110","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"ALERT Act","result":"Passed","yea":396,"nay":10,"present":0,"not_voting":25,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll110.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2026-04-15"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-04-09","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026 or the ALERT Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill addresses aviation safety by increasing requirements for aircraft tracking and communication using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology and expanding oversight. As background, ADS-B for broadcasting (Out) and receiving (In) transmits information (e.g., location and weather) among aircraft and air traffic control (ATC)."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enter into an agreement regarding the use of collision prevention technologies on DOD aircraft. The agreement must require the use of ADS-B Out as the default practice for DOD helicopters operating in the national airspace, unless such use would affect operational security. For DOD helicopters that are carrying out special missions in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and are exempt from ADS-B Out transmission requirements, DOD must coordinate with DOT to conduct a safety risk assessment and implement appropriate mitigations."},{"k":"p","t":"By December 31, 2031, DOD aircraft (other than certain special mission aircraft) must be equipped with and operating integrated ADS-B In technology."},{"k":"p","t":"With respect to civil aircraft, by December 31, 2031, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must generally require aircraft that are currently required to be equipped with ADS-B Out to also be equipped with ADS-B In."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, among other requirements, the FAA must"},{"k":"li","t":"establish time-on-position limits for supervisory ATC personnel;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"establish a process to timely notify parties involved in certain near-miss incidents; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"evaluate and revise, as necessary, helicopter routes around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.","d":1}],"words":249},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires collision avoidance technology on civil aircraft, directs Federal Aviation Administration actions on helicopter routes, air traffic control procedures and training near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and elsewhere, and sets Department of Defense aviation safety requirements for aircraft operating in the national airspace system.","cites":[{"label":"Title I","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H1862A79E0346426FBF5A3BFEA50A3A55"},{"label":"Title II","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-HE5B245E31D4349C5A7205DD921B6D269"}]},"core_areas":["Collision avoidance and collision prevention equipment for civil aircraft","Helicopter route charting, review and separation near airports","Air traffic controller training, risk assessment and supervision","Operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport","Reporting of near midair collisions and close proximity encounters","Department of Defense aircraft equipment, safety management and reporting in the national airspace system"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a final rule within 2 years requiring covered non-military aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, with an effective date not later than December 31, 2031.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 104","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-HAB5BFD2C5A324D8BB974D7CA3FC73876"}},{"text":"Directs the Administrator to establish an aviation rulemaking committee and issue a notice of proposed rulemaking requiring selected aircraft to be equipped and operating with Airborne Collision Avoidance System Xa.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H1A0570420D7F4CF1B08F5531C7822471"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to evaluate the closure-related and charted helicopter routes near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and revise them as necessary so they are physically deconflicted from fixed-wing routes or operate under positive control from the controller.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 118","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-HA5B52CB55FCF41A99398C6CC84C40DE1"}},{"text":"Prohibits operations on the segment of Helicopter Route 4, as it existed on January 29, 2025, between Hains Point and the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, and keeps that segment eliminated from helicopter charts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 127","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-HC5ADE7424F944AA586D7992F3184C959"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to develop and implement instructor-led, scenario-based training for air traffic controllers on threat and error management.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 108","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H50F4BFED20184012B32776C3D1343F77"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to develop and implement instructor-led, scenario-based training for air traffic controllers on tower-applied and pilot-applied visual separation procedures.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 109","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-HA957D54AC6DD425CA7679AF3454EC405"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to establish a process to notify parties involved in near midair collision events, traffic collision avoidance system resolution advisory events and close proximity encounters, and to build a database tracking those events.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 123","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H3A622534EA474CE3BBEF8EB6A6FE4917"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to establish time-on-position limits for operations supervisory personnel within 1 year, prioritizing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and other facilities with high volumes of mixed rotorcraft and airplane traffic.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 107","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H972950AF52154F6DA85861EB3422FC75"}},{"text":"Adds a new chapter to title 10, United States Code, requiring the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Transportation to enter into a memorandum of agreement on collision prevention technology and ADS-B Out use by Department of Defense aircraft.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H6F7CDDFC843D4FBBBFA188EE11EB0CE9"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to assess the aircraft arrival rate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and then begin a rulemaking to require allocated instrument flight rules operations there to be prescribed in periods not greater than 30 minutes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 111","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H463737F0E18348CFB3E78AF7FF7BDD64"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 105","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H69B26B57075A4A3685F97E81F7E46ABD"},"heading":"Prohibition on certain use of ADS–B data","effect":"Bars use of ADS–B data to identify aircraft for obtaining revenue from owners or operators without their consent, and extends an existing limit in title 49 from the FAA Administrator to other Federal, State, local, territorial, or Tribal officials.","amount":null,"quote":"Data from Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast may not be used by any person, governmental agency, or other entity to identify aircraft for the purpose of obtaining revenue"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 113","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H930E0B034EA149AE8AD9B3E6D6C03F4A"},"heading":"Air traffic control facility levels","effect":"Lets the FAA Administrator and the controllers' bargaining representative review the criteria used to set air traffic control facility pay levels, and bars changes to facility pay levels due to data source changes until negotiations are completed.","amount":null,"quote":"No changes to facility pay levels due to data source changes may be implemented until negotiations pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 117","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-HB4A80DBC06294BC4AC4D1951AB4C7077"},"heading":"Postaccident and postincident drug and alcohol testing","effect":"Requires the Administrator to revise Air Traffic Organization procedures so an on-site supervisor makes postaccident and postincident drug and alcohol testing determinations, adds training, and requires annual facility reviews of testing timeframes.","amount":null,"quote":"ensure an appropriate on-site supervisor makes each postaccident and postincident drug and alcohol testing determination in a timely manner"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 206","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H3DFBC07EBDC145A5A40285328ECD2920"},"heading":"Briefing on virtual constructive training","effect":"Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief the congressional defense committees within 180 days on the feasibility of using virtual constructive training to optimize the amount of in-air training used by the Armed Forces.","amount":null,"quote":"a briefing on the feasibility of using virtual constructive training to optimize the amount of in-air training used by the Armed Forces."}]},{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 104","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-HAB5BFD2C5A324D8BB974D7CA3FC73876"},"heading":"Collision prevention systems","effect":"Requires collision prevention technology on covered non-military aircraft but excludes aircraft with limited category or experimental airworthiness certificates, where the pilot may deviate with air traffic control authorization.","amount":null,"quote":"excludes aircraft that have a limited category special airworthiness certificate or an experimental airworthiness certificate, provided the pilot of such aircraft is authorized to deviate from the requirements"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh#toc-H6F7CDDFC843D4FBBBFA188EE11EB0CE9"},"heading":"Department of Defense matters relating to aviation safety","effect":"Adds a new chapter to title 10 on Department of Defense aviation safety. It lets the Secretary of Defense or a military department secretary exempt individual aircraft case by case from the memorandum of agreement. It also exempts special mission aircraft from the ADS-B Out requirement.","amount":null,"quote":"may exempt from relevant portions of such memorandum an individual aircraft on a case-by-case basis if such Secretary determines that the aircraft—"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-04-14","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-03","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7613/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-7613.png","v":"50dbb0d9c1e9","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7613, 119th Congress: ALERT Act. House: 396 Yea, 10 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 14 Apr 2026."}}