S. 3885 · 119th Congress

Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act

Introduced on Feb 12, 2026 by Peter Welch (D-VT). 11 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 22, 2026): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 12, 2026
Cosponsors
11
7 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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

Official title

A bill to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Aviation and airports
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Transportation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Performance measurement
  • Product development and innovation

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Peter WelchD-VTSponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 12, 2026Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 12, 2026 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Jul 22, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. BETA TECHNOLOGIES4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100%
  2. AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA2 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. Association For Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International2 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  4. JOBY AERO2 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: JOBY AERO INCAI match · 100%
  5. THE BOEING COMPANY2 reports
    $5.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE BOEING COMPANY$9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $266K reported (all issues)
  7. Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.1 report
    $800K reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $76.6K reported (all issues)
  9. RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATION1 report
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATION$2.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.