The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 2591 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Sean Casten (D)

Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025

Requires the FAA to update mental health rules for pilots and air traffic controllers.

Tradeoff

Authorizes about $15.2 million per year (2026–2028) to expand mental health screening and destigmatize care-seeking in aviation. No offset or spending cut is specified.

What's in it

See official bill text

Adds $1 million to federal spending over 2025-2030 for FAA regulatory review and reporting requirements.

The $1 million is just the federal cost for the FAA to review policies and report to Congress; the bill's real impact will depend on what new rules the FAA writes for pilots and medical examiners, which could impose substantial compliance costs on the aviation industry but those costs cannot be estimated yet.

H.R. 2591, Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 · Aug 2025

Passed the House by on September 8, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Apr 2, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure(Apr 2, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Jun 11, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-242.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 8, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Sep 9, 2025)