# 119-hr-4994: Safe Air on Airplanes Act

119-hr-4994, Safe Air on Airplanes Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4994
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Air on Airplanes Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-08-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Phase out bleed air systems from turbine and turboprop aircraft and require interim filtration.** This bill would direct the FAA to change aircraft rules so new type-certified designs cannot use bleed air and so production shifts away from bleed-air systems over a set timeline. - Passengers and crew would face cleaner cabin air because any newly manufactured aircraft that still uses bleed air must be fitted with filters or air-cleaning devices within 7 years to remove gaseous and particulate oil-fume components. - Aircraft manufacturers and designers would no longer be allowed to use bleed air in new type-certified turbine and turboprop designs, forcing changes in how future aircraft are engineered. - Aircraft production and fleet planning would shift as manufacturers must move existing type designs off bleed air and reach a full phase-out within 30 years. - The FAA would have to update regulations under part 25 and other applicable rules within 6 months to implement these changes.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cleaner cabin air on flights: mixed, high. FAA would have to update rules within 6 months. New turbine and turboprop designs would not be allowed to use bleed air systems. Starting 7 years after enactment, newly built planes with bleed air would need filters or air cleaners. Makers would have to show these remove oil‑fume gases and particle…

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- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2736: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4994 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4994)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2736: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2736)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4994 (as of 2026-09-21).