H.R. 6267 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Mar 24, 2026. Received Mar 25, 2026; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStudy digital tracking for aircraft parts
This bill asks the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is Congress's watchdog agency, to study why the aviation industry hasn't switched to digital record-keeping for aircraft parts and materials. Right now, much of the aviation supply chain still relies on paper documentation, which makes it harder to spot fake documents and counterfeit parts. The GAO will report back to Congress with suggestions on how to get the aviation industry and the Federal Aviation Administration to use digital systems instead.
How it affects you
This bill doesn't directly change anything for most people right now, since it only calls for a study and recommendations. However, if the study leads to wider use of digital tracking in aviation supply chains, it could eventually make commercial flights safer by making it easier to catch counterfeit or falsified parts before they get installed on planes.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Mar 16, 2026)
Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the impediments to the use of digital documentation and verification in the aviation supply chain as an aid in identifying falsified documentation and counterfeit parts.
GAO must submit a report to Congress on the results of the study and include recommendations on (1) ways to encourage the aviation industry to adopt the use of digital forms and authentication tools, and (2) how to accelerate the Federal Aviation Administration's adoption of digital documentation. Within 120 days of GAO's submission, the Department of Transportation must respond to any recommendations in the report.
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.
1st SessionH. R. 6267
AN ACT
Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC-13) · Introduced Nov 21, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 25, 2026: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.