# 119-hr-9620: Military Next-Gen Collision Avoidance Act of 2026

119-hr-9620, Military Next-Gen Collision Avoidance Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9620
- Congress: 119
- Title: Military Next-Gen Collision Avoidance Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-02

## Summary

**Deploy Airborne Collision Avoidance System‑X across military aircraft.** This bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to deliver, within 180 days, an action plan to advance ACAS‑X and its variants for military use. The plan must cover a strategic roadmap for adoption, the actions and funding needed for research, development, testing, evaluation, and standards for certification, interoperability with ADS‑B In and ADS‑B Out (including rotorcraft), an assessment of safety benefits for operators, and any recommended administrative or legislative steps. The Secretary may take actions to implement the plan and must brief the House and Senate Armed Services Committees within 30 days after the plan is submitted. - Military pilots and rotorcraft operators would get a formal roadmap and interoperability guidance for ACAS‑X and ADS‑B In/Out and a required assessment of safety benefits. - Defense planners and researchers would receive identified actions and funding needs to complete research, testing, and standards development needed for certification. - Armed Services Committees would get a required briefing within 30 days of plan submission and any recommendations for administrative or legislative follow‑up.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Military collision avoidance deployment plan: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of Defense to send a plan to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees within 180 days. The plan would cover deploying ACAS‑X and its variants (for example, ACAS‑Xa, ACAS‑Xr, ACAS‑Xo, ACAS‑Xu, ACAS‑sXu, and ACAS‑Xp). It would include a roadmap…

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- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-353: Family First Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9620 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9620)

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- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-353: Family First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-353)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9620 (as of 2026-08-02).