Safe Air on Airplanes Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4994 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4994 To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update the regulations to issue regulations to phase out the use of bleed air systems in certain aircraft, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 19, 2025 Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update the regulations to issue regulations to phase out the use of bleed air systems in certain aircraft, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Air on Airplanes Act''. SEC. 2. REGULATIONS ON BLEED AIR SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN AIRCRAFT. (a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update the regulations under part 25 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and any other applicable regulations, to-- (1) prohibit new type certified turbine and turbo-prop aircraft designs from using bleed air systems; (2) require that, beginning on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any bleed air system in a newly manufactured aircraft is fitted with a filter or combination of filter and air cleaning device designed and demonstrated to remove gaseous and particulate components of oil fumes; and (3) provide for a phase-out of the use of bleed air systems in the manufacture of existing type designs of turbine and