United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 486 (117th)
Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act
Introduced
25 January 2021
Last action
4 February 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sponsors
Brad Sherman, Juan Vargas, Mark Takano, Ed Case, Anthony Brown, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Subjects
Transport, Aviation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations to implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations for crash-resistant systems with respect to existing and new U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft (e.g., a helicopter) certificated for six or more passenger seats. Specifically, the FAA must require all U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft certificated for six or more passenger seats to be equipped with a flight data recorder, a cockpit voice recorder, and a terrain awareness and warning system. The FAA may exempt any civilian helicopter from one or more of the equipment requirements.
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Timeline
25 January 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 January 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 January 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 January 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 January 2021
Sponsors
- Brad Sherman · D · Sponsor
- Juan Vargas · D · Sponsor
- Mark Takano · D · Sponsor
- Ed Case · D · Sponsor
- Anthony Brown · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act
- related to ← Helicopter Safety Act of 2020
- related to ← Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/486
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/486
- us · 117-hr-486 · source updated 5 December 2025