H.R. 4489: FLIGHT R&D Act
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H.R. 4489: FLIGHT R&D Act
114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-08 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
FLIGHT R&D Act
Plain summary
FAA Leadership in Groundbreaking High-Tech Research and Development Act or the FLIGHT R&D Act This bill reauthorizes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) research and development (R&D) programs for FY2016-FY2019. The FAA shall appoint an Associate Administrator for Research and Development. The FAA shall develop a plan in the event of the transition of FAA R&D activities to a non-federal entity. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to revise requirements with respect to the FAA's five-year roadmap for the introduction of civil unmanned aircraft systems (drones) into the national airspace system. The roadmap shall include, at a minimum, a description of how the FAA plans to use R&D to integrate drones into the system. The FAA shall coordinate with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to research the collision of drones with manned aircraft. The FAA shall establish R&D programs: to improve the cybersecurity of civil aircraft and the system, on civilian air traffic surveillance over oceans and other remote locations, and in support of single-piloted cargo aircraft with remote piloting and computer piloting. The FAA shall submit to Congress a research plan for certification and implementation of new technologies (including Next Generation) into the system.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4489, FLIGHT R&D Act (2016-02-23)
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Brian Babin (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4489.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4489 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114