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H.R. 6270: AAIM Act

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H.R. 6270: AAIM Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-14 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 257 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR6270 (2022-06-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

AAIM Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

AAIM Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · 27 cosponsors

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Dina Titus (D-NV), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Don Bacon (R-NE), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6270 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117