{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-6222","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":6222,"title":"ROTOR Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-11-20","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"O000177","fullName":"Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3]","party":"R","state":"MO","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":32,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-11-21","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation."},"policyArea":"Transportation and Public Works","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Advisory bodies","Aviation and airports","Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Department of Transportation","Employment and training programs","Federal officials","Government information and archives","Government studies and investigations","Labor-management relations","Public-private cooperation","Transportation safety and security"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-11-21","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4853)","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act or the ROTOR Act</strong></p><p>This bill addresses aviation safety by increasing&nbsp;requirements for aircraft tracking and communication using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology and expanding oversight.</p><p>As background, ADS-B for broadcasting (Out) and receiving (In) transmits information (e.g., location and weather information) between aircraft and air traffic control.</p><p>Under the bill, aircraft must generally operate with ADS-B In equipment to provide the aircraft with location information of other aircraft and traffic advisories. Current law does not require this equipment.</p><p>Current&nbsp;Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations&nbsp;allow aircraft performing a sensitive government mission to&nbsp;be excepted from requirements for using ADS-B Out equipment. This bill limits which flights may be considered sensitive government missions (e.g., not training flights)&nbsp;and requires&nbsp;additional&nbsp;reporting for the exception.</p><p>The Government Accountability Office must review the use of the ADS-B Out exception and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) must annually audit FAA oversight of operations that use the exception.&nbsp;</p><p>Further, the bill repeals a 2018 law that prohibits DOT from requiring certain military aircraft to install or use ADS-B equipment.</p><p>The bill also requires</p><ul><li>the OIG of the Army to audit the Army’s coordination with the FAA,</li><li>the FAA to establish an office to coordinate airspace usage of military aircraft and review the safety of flight operations and routes around airports, and</li><li>the FAA to enter into memoranda of understanding with military agencies for safety information sharing.</li></ul>","updateDate":"2026-05-16T15:28:41Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":432,"ts":"2026-07-14T05:55:42.475Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=ROTOR%20Act"}]}}