H.R. 6270 · 117th Congress

AAIM Act

Introduced on Dec 14, 2021 by Rick Larsen (D-WA-2). 27 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 14, 2022): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Dec 14, 2021
Cosponsors
27
9 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to provide grants related to advanced air mobility infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aviation and airports
  • Congressional oversight
  • Infrastructure development
  • Public transit
  • Regional and metropolitan planning
  • Transportation programs funding

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 13, 2022). Public domain.

Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act or the AAIM Act

This bill establishes a pilot grant program to support advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure. AAM infrastructure refers to an air transportation system that transports individuals and property between points in the United States in both controlled and uncontrolled airspace using certain aircraft, including remotely piloted, autonomous, or vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) must award planning grants for AAM infrastructure to (1) state, local, or tribal governments; (2) airport sponsors; (3) transit agencies; (4) port authorities; (5) metropolitan planning organizations; or (6) consortia of such entities. Entities that receive these grants must develop a comprehensive plan for AAM infrastructure, including vertiports (sites that support the landing, takeoff, loading, and other operations of vertical take-off and landing aircraft). Topics covered in the plan must address matters such as identifying locations for AAM infrastructure and available sources of funding. DOT must brief Congress about the plans it receives. The briefing must include an evaluation of the planned or proposed locations for vertiports and a description of best practices or lessons learned through the review of comprehensive plans.

If the Federal Aviation Administration issues type certificates for at least two aircraft models designed to provide AAM transportation and other requirements are met, DOT may award construction grants to entities that submitted comprehensive plans. Recipients may use grant funds for design, environmental studies, and other capital costs related to the construction of a public-use vertiport or associated infrastructure.

Grants may not be awarded after September 30, 2023.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Rick LarsenD-WA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 18

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jun 13, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 338–73

History

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  1. Dec 14, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Dec 14, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Dec 14, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Dec 15, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  5. Apr 28, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
  6. Apr 28, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Apr 28, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 55 - 2.
  8. Jun 13, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-362.
  9. Jun 13, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-362.
  10. Jun 13, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274.
  11. Jun 13, 2022 · HouseMr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Jun 13, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5452-5454)
  13. Jun 13, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6270.
  14. Jun 13, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. Jun 13, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5468-5469)
  16. Jun 13, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 338 - 73 (Roll no. 257).(text: CR H5452-5453)House · Roll call 257
  17. Jun 13, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 338 - 73 (Roll no. 257). (text: CR H5452-5453)House · Roll call 257
  18. Jun 13, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Jun 14, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.