# 119-s-3929: Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act

119-s-3929, Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3929
- Congress: 119
- Title: Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**Install certified Airborne Position Reference Tools (APRTs) at contract air traffic control towers.** This bill would push the FAA to equip contract towers that lack STARS or similar situational awareness tools, require training for controllers, and set up retroactive reimbursement and funding authorities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Upgrades and funding for contract towers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FAA would have to buy and install certified Airborne Position Reference Tools at air traffic control towers that operate under contract with the FAA under 49 U.S.C. 47124 and that lack STARS or other situational awareness tools. The bill would also require purchase, installation, an…

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- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the…
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## Sources
- [119-s-3929 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3929)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
- [119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1677)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3929 (as of 2026-11-03).