I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5231 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to estab-
lish procedures and reporting requirements for incidents relating to un-
identified anomalous phenomena, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Mr. GARCIA of California (for himself, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, and 
Mr. OGLES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration to establish procedures and reporting require-
ments for incidents relating to unidentified anomalous 
phenomena, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Airspace for 
Americans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall— 
(1) develop procedures to synchronize and 
standardize the collection, reporting, and analysis of 
incidents, including adverse physiological effects, or 
the disruption, interference, or interaction with 
flight instruments, potentially caused by an uniden-
tified anomalous phenomena reported by civilian air-
crew, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, avia-
tion maintenance personnel, aviation dispatchers, air 
carriers or operators, and airports; 
(2) develop processes and procedures to ensure 
that such incidents are reported and stored in an ap-
propriate manner that allows for the integration of 
analysis of such information; 
(3) establish procedures to provide employees of 
the Federal Aviation Administration the ability for 
timely and consistent reporting of such incidents 
that could reasonably be considered an unidentified 
anomalous phenomena; 
(4) develop processes and procedures to ensure 
the timely investigations of such incidents, including 
immediately archiving information or data, including 
pilot-controller communications as well as air traffic 
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management system and radar data, that could be 
used to aid in such investigations; and 
(5) evaluate the threat that such incidents 
present to the safety of the national airspace system. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the require-
ments of this section, the Administrator shall coordinate 
with the heads of other departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government, as appropriate, including the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, 
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the Director of the National Science 
Foundation, and the Secretary of Energy. 
(c) ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE.— 
The Administrator shall share the reports and all incident 
archived information and data submitted under this sec-
tion with the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office of the 
Department of Defense. 
(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF REPORTS FOR 
ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.—The Administrator may not 
use reports submitted under this section (or information 
derived therefrom) in any enforcement action except infor-
mation concerning accidents or criminal offenses. 
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(e) COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall produce and implement a communica-
tions strategy to— 
(1) engage the public and publicize the report-
ing process described under subsection (a); and 
(2) decrease stigma towards individuals submit-
ting information to the Administrator under this 
section. 
(f) REPORTING SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall select whether reports submitted under 
this section shall be received through— 
(A) the Aviation Safety Reporting Pro-
gram in effect as of the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(B) a new and separate system similar to 
such Program that is established to exclusively 
receive report of potential unidentified anoma-
lous phenomena. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—If the Administrator 
makes a selection under paragraph (1)(A), not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall consider whether to update 
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