Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5974
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-26
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Computers and information technology

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes it unlawful for an air carrier to operate a single or multiengine, turbine-powered helicopter with one or more passenger seats and one or more pilots without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5974 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2020 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself and Ms. Waters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to make it unlawful for any air carrier to operate certain helicopters without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act . 2. Helicopter recorders (a) In general Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44741. Helicopter recorders It shall be unlawful for any air carrier to operate a single or multiengine, turbine-powered helicopter with 1 or more passenger seats and 1 or more pilots without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder that meet the requirements of section 91.609 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44741. Helicopter recorders. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.