# 116-hr-5974: Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act

116-hr-5974, Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5974
- Congress: 116
- Title: Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2020-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act This bill makes it unlawful for an air carrier to operate a single or multiengine, turbine-powered helicopter with one or more passenger seats and one or more pilots without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping.
- 116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8113: Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5974 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5974)

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- [116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8352)
- [116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8345)
- [116-hr-8113: Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8113)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7673)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5974 (as of 2025-11-18).