# 119-hr-9037: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for Federal Aviation Administration Form 337, and for other purposes.

119-hr-9037, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for Federal Aviation Administration Form 337, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9037
- Congress: 119
- Title: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for Federal Aviation Administration Form 337, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-02

## Summary

**Modernize and expand electronic filing for FAA Form 337.** This bill would let authorized filers submit major repair and alteration reports digitally and require the FAA to provide secure application programming interfaces within 12 months after enactment. - Aircraft owners and operators and maintenance personnel would be able to file FAA Form 337 electronically on a voluntary basis, avoiding new certification or recordkeeping duties beyond what law already requires. - Mechanics, repair stations, and manufacturers would gain approved digital submission options and could use third-party software if those platforms choose to integrate with FAA systems. - Software vendors and integration partners would get secure APIs, where technically feasible, and must meet authentication, access control, data integrity, and federal cybersecurity standards. - Privacy and transparency rules would limit data collection and retention, protect personally identifiable information from public release except as required by law, and bar use for commercial solicitation, surveillance, or profiling.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Voluntary electronic filing for aircraft repairs: benefit, low. If enacted, the FAA would modernize and expand electronic filing for FAA Form 337 so authorized filers could choose to submit it digitally. Within 12 months after enactment, the FAA would, where technically feasible, make secure APIs available for third-party software to integrate with Form 337 fil…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-7048: Unsubscribe Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9037 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9037)

## Related
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-7048: Unsubscribe Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7048)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9037 (as of 2026-07-02).