LIFT Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4686 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4686 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to expand Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Wittman, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Fine, Mr. Shreve, and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to expand Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems, 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 ``Local Innovation for Flight Technologies Act of 2025'' or the ``LIFT Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code. (2) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``unmanned aircraft system'' has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code. SEC. 3. EXPANDING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OPERATIONS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall-- (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a proposed rule enabling routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (hereinafter referred to as ``BVLOS'') operations for unmanned aircraft systems; and (2) not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a final rule based on the proposed rulemaking issued under paragraph (1). (b) Safety Metrics.--The Secretary of