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H.R. 7613 (119th): Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026 or the ALERT Act

Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026 or the ALERT Act This bill addresses aviation safety by increasing requirements for aircraft tracking and communication using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology and expanding oversight. As background, ADS-B for broadcasting (Out) and receiving (In) transmits information (e.g., location and weather) among aircraft and air traffic control (ATC). The bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enter into an agreement regarding the use of collision prevention technologies on DOD aircraft. The agreement must require the use of ADS-B Out as the default practice for DOD helicopters operating in the national airspace, unless such use would affect operational security. For DOD helicopters that are carrying out special missions in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and are exempt from ADS-B Out transmission requirements, DOD must coordinate with DOT to conduct a safety risk assessment and implement appropriate mitigations. By December 31, 2031, DOD aircraft (other than certain special mission aircraft) must be equipped with and operating integrated ADS-B In technology. With respect to civil aircraft, by December 31, 2031, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must generally require aircraft that are currently required to be equipped with ADS-B Out to also be equipped with ADS-B In. Additionally, among other requirements, the FAA must establish time-on-position limits for supervisory ATC personnel; establish a process to timely notify parties involved in certain near-miss incidents; and evaluate and revise, as necessary, helicopter routes around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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The bill, the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026, addresses aviation safety. It requires DOD and DOT to agree on collision-prevention technology for DOD aircraft, with ADS-B Out as the default for DOD helicopters in national airspace unless it would affect operational security. It requires DOD aircraft (other than certain special mission aircraft) to carry integrated ADS-B In by December 31, 2031, and requires the FAA to generally mandate ADS-B In for civil aircraft already required to carry ADS-B Out by the same date. It also directs the FAA to set time-on-position limits for supervisory air traffic controllers, create a process to notify parties in certain near-miss incidents, and review helicopter routes around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Theological note: The bill bears on the protection of human life in travel and on the duty of prudent stewardship over public safety systems, since collision avoidance and controller fatigue touch directly on neighbor-love and due care. Its core concern is aviation safety rather than a named moral wrong, so its relevance is primarily prudential. This is an issue-relevance note, not a final candidate judgment.

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Recorded votes

Roll 110 · 14-Apr-2026 7:58 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed

Yea 396 · Nay 10 · Other 25

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