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

The bill requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2, requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. FAA delegation guidance. It relies on compliance mandates, product standards, reporting requirements, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2.
  • Requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 3.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. FAA delegation guidance.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2, requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. FAA delegation guidance.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2, requires loosens a compliance mandate, product standard, exemption provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. FAA delegation guidance.

Policy Domains

Transportation

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
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

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