To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to submit to Congress an action plan for advancing the deployment of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Tom Barrett (Republican-MI)January 27, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Air travel safety would get a boost from new FAA collision avoidance plan.

A new bill would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to create a public action plan to speed up the use of advanced collision avoidance technology in airplanes. This plan would aim to make air travel safer by helping aircraft avoid mid-air collisions. The FAA would also need to get input from pilots, manufacturers, and safety experts.

What Would Change

Today, there is no law requiring the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to create a specific plan for rolling out advanced collision avoidance systems (ACAS-X). If this bill becomes law, the FAA would be required to develop and publicly release such an action plan within 180 days. This plan would outline steps for widespread use of this technology and engage with various aviation groups.

Key Provisions

Requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to submit an action plan for advanced collision avoidance systems (ACAS-X) to Congress within 180 days of the bill's enactment.
Requires the FAA to publish this action plan online for the public within 10 days of sending it to Congress.
Requires the plan to include a strategic roadmap for how aircraft operators can widely adopt ACAS-X technology.
Requires the plan to detail the research, development, testing, and funding needed to certify ACAS-X technology.
Requires the FAA to get input from aircraft operators, aviation safety experts, manufacturers, and airline pilot organizations when creating the plan.

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HR 7239 · 119th Congress · January 27, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to submit to Congress an action plan for advancing the deployment of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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