S3866-119

In Committee

A bill to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 12, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, A bill to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Trade, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
  • Section idec1f617c5b4f4dac8b817da737f96fa2: 2. Transparency of the FAA type certification process To support innovation in aviation and the development of new and novel technologies and to ensure global...
  • Section idfda42db66bb0449e947497e73aeff0c0: 3. Criteria for FAA issue papers To support the FAA type certification process, and therefore innovation in aviation, including the development of new and...
  • Section id039f3c143416438dbc36a3ab379275fc: 4. FAA delegation guidance Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish on the official website of the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, A bill to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Trade, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, A bill to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Trade Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 12, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Feb 12, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 12, 2026

Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Luján, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Trade Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

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