U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8597: Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
Status: In committee, September 15, 2026
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to acquire and install certified airborne position reference tools at air traffic control towers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to acquire and install certified airborne position reference tools at air traffic control towers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, April 30, 2026:
A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to acquire and install certified airborne position reference tools at air traffic control towers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act . SECTION 2. Improvements to air traffic situational awareness (a) Airborne position reference tool installation Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall acquire and install certified Airborne Position Reference Tools at air traffic control towers of the Federal Aviation Administration that are-- (1) operating under contract with the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to section 47124 of title 49, United States Code; and (2) not equipped with Standard Terminal Automation Replacement Systems or other situational awareness tools. (b) Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System installation and maintenance Section 47124(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) Installation and maintenance For any tower operated under the Contract Tower Program that is not equipped with Standard Terminal Automation Replacement Systems or other situational awareness tools as of the date of enactment of the Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act , not later than 1 year after such date, the Secretary shall purchase a Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, …
Sponsors
- Begich, Nicholas (R, HD-000) · primary sponsor
- Laura Gillen (D, HD-004)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R, HD-000)
- Troy Nehls (R, HD-TX-22)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Transportation and Public Works
Common questions
- What is HB8597?
- HB8597 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act.
- What does HB8597 do?
- In its own words: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to acquire and install certified airborne position reference tools at air traffic control towers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB8597?
- In committee as of September 15, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (September 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8597?
- Begich, Nicholas (R, HD-000), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8597?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8597
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