The Safe Airspace for Americans Act is introduced again (H.R. 5231)

On 9 September 2025 Mr Garcia of California, for himself, Mr Grothman, Mr Moskowitz and Mr Ogles, introduced H.R. 5231, the Safe Airspace for Americans Act, in the US House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It would require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, within 180 days of enactment, to develop procedures for collecting, reporting, storing and investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena incidents reported by civilian aviation personnel, and to share reports with the Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office. It would also protect reporters' medical and airmen certificates and prohibit reprisals against those who report.

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The FAA Administrator would have 180 days after enactment to develop procedures to standardise the collection, reporting and analysis of UAP incidents, including adverse physiological effects or interference with flight instruments (p. 2)
The Administrator would share reports and archived incident data with the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office of the Department of Defense, and could not use reports in enforcement action except concerning accidents or criminal offences (p. 3)
The Administrator would choose between the existing Aviation Safety Reporting Program or a new separate system, and would produce a communications strategy to "decrease stigma" towards those reporting (p. 4)
Spotting or reporting UAP could not be taken into account in evaluating airmen's medical certificates or competency for airmen certificates (pp. 5 to 6)
Federal employees, contractors, air carriers and commercial operators would be barred from reprisals, including revoking security clearances or issuing cease and desist letters, for reporting UAP (pp. 6 to 7)

Documents

Document Safe Airspace for Americans Act U.S. House of Representatives· 2025-09-09· 8 pp.