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H.R. 6222 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned, Nov 20, 2025

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Strengthens aircraft tracking and aviation safety oversight

This bill requires most aircraft to carry equipment that receives tracking information about other nearby aircraft. It also tightens rules for government flights that currently get exceptions from tracking requirements, adds oversight of those exceptions, and requires the military and FAA to better coordinate on airspace safety. The bill repeals a 2018 law that had exempted certain military aircraft from tracking equipment requirements.

How it affects you

Most commercial and private pilots will need to install new receiving equipment if they don't already have it. Government and military pilots will face stricter limits on when they can skip tracking equipment and more scrutiny of those exceptions. For everyday travelers and people on the ground, these changes aim to improve aviation safety by giving air traffic controllers and pilots better awareness of aircraft locations and movements.

Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Nov 20, 2025)

Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act or the ROTOR 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 information) between aircraft and air traffic control.

Under the bill, aircraft must generally operate with ADS-B In equipment to provide the aircraft with location information of other aircraft and traffic advisories. Current law does not require this equipment.

Current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations allow aircraft performing a sensitive government mission to be excepted from requirements for using ADS-B Out equipment. This bill limits which flights may be considered sensitive government missions (e.g., not training flights) and requires additional reporting for the exception.

The Government Accountability Office must review the use of the ADS-B Out exception and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) must annually audit FAA oversight of operations that use the exception.

Further, the bill repeals a 2018 law that prohibits DOT from requiring certain military aircraft to install or use ADS-B equipment.

The bill also requires

• the OIG of the Army to audit the Army’s coordination with the FAA,

• the FAA to establish an office to coordinate airspace usage of military aircraft and review the safety of flight operations and routes around airports, and

• the FAA to enter into memoranda of understanding with military agencies for safety information sharing.

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
1st SessionH. R. 6222

A BILL

ROTOR Act

In the HouseNo vote yet

Sponsor: Rep. Robert F. Onder (R-MO-3) · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 1 version of the text

Read the full billOfficial record on Congress.gov ↗

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 21, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.”

Sections

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