Legislation· Apr 2026Sponsored by Sam Graves (R)
ALERT Act
Requires aircraft to have collision-avoidance systems using radar and location data by 2031.
Tradeoff
Mandates expensive equipment upgrades for thousands of aircraft to improve mid-air collision detection. Gives the FAA until 2031 to write detailed rules on which planes must comply and by when.
What's in it
Spending subject to would increase by hundreds of millions of dollars over 2026–2031, mainly for installing aircraft safety equipment; direct spending and revenue effects are negligible.
The hundreds of millions in federal cost is mainly for the FAA to issue regulations and enhance air traffic controller training, plus federal agencies to procure and install safety equipment on their own aircraft—the bill's largest burden falls on private aircraft owners and manufacturers, who must equip their fleets with new systems by 2031.
The House passed this 396–10 on April 14, 2026. The bill is now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Feb 20, 2026)
House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure(Feb 20, 2026)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Mar 26, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-608, Part II.
House
The Committee on Armed Services voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Mar 26, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-608, Part I.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #110 · Apr 14, 2026)
396 yeanay 10Senate
Received from the House
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Apr 15, 2026)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- Mike D. Rogers (R-AL)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Donald S. Beyer (D-VA)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D-CA)
- Derek Tran (D-CA)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)
- William R. Keating (D-MA)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Randy Fine (R-FL)
- John W. Rose (R-TN)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- William R. Timmons (R-SC)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- John B. Larson (D-CT)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Nicholas J. Begich (R-AK)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Frank D. Lucas (R-OK)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC)
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- Thomas H. Kean (R-NJ)
- Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY)
- John J. McGuire (R-VA)
- Brad Knott (R-NC)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
Passage votes so far· Apr 14, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027