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To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update the regulations to issue regulations to phase out the use of bleed air systems in certain aircraft, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to phase out bleed air systems in commercial aircraft over 30 years. New aircraft designs must not use bleed air systems, while newly manufactured aircraft using existing designs must have oil fume filters installed starting 7 years after enactment. The bill establishes a phase-out schedule requiring 25 percent of aircraft with existing designs to be manufactured without bleed air by year 10, 50 percent by year 20, and 100 percent by year 30 after the bill takes effect.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Maxwell Frost’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- VLP LAW $13,200
- SMARTHINKING $13,200
- BAD ROBOT PRODUCTIONS $13,200
- AMSCOT FINANCIAL, INC. $8,500
- ADVENT HEALTH $6,750
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Maxwell Frost → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Aug 20, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. · house
- Aug 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Aug 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 19, 2025
Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update the regulations to issue regulations to phase out the use of bleed air systems in certain aircraft, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Safe Air on Airplanes Act”.
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS ON BLEED AIR SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.
(a) Regulations Required.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update the regulations under part 25 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and any other applicable regulations, to—
(1) prohibit new type certified turbine and turbo-prop aircraft designs from using bleed air systems;
(2) require that, beginning on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any bleed air system in a newly manufactured aircraft is fitted with a filter or combination of filter and air cleaning device designed and demonstrated to remove gaseous and particulate components of oil fumes; and
(3) provide for a phase-out of the use of bleed air systems in the manufacture of existing type designs of turbine and turbo-prop driven aircraft according to the following:
(A) Not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 25 percent of such aircraft shall be manufactured without bleed air systems.
(B) Not later than 20 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 50 percent of such aircraft shall be manufactured without bleed air systems.
(C) Not later than 30 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 100 percent of such aircraft shall be manufactured without bleed air systems.
(b) Definition of Bleed Air System.—In this Act, the term “bleed air system” means an air system that—
(1) uses compressed air that is taken from an aircraft engine, or auxiliary power unite compressor stage, that is upstream of the combustion chamber or on a shaft driven by a turbine engine; and
(2) provides pressurized air to the aircraft pneumatic system that passengers or crew could foreseeably inhale or come in contact with during the operation of the aircraft for applications including ventilation. <all>
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