The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2026
S 3258 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Tammy Duckworth (D)

Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026

Requires the FAA to publish a list of medications pilots and air traffic controllers can safely use.

Tradeoff

Gives pilots and air traffic controllers clear guidance on which medications are permitted for medical certification. Costs the FAA less than $500,000 over five years to compile and maintain the list.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over the 2026-2031 period, subject to .

The $500K is just the federal cost for the FAA to publish and maintain a medication list — the policy itself imposes no direct federal spending or taxes, and creates no private-sector mandate beyond the FAA's administrative work.

S. 3258, Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026 · Aug 2026

Passed the Senate by on September 24, 2026 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Nov 20, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Nov 20, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 22, 2026)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-140.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 24, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Oct 1, 2026)