Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
In Committee
Summary
Would ban civil helicopter operations within a 20-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty. It would allow specific exceptions for public-safety and heavy-lift construction flights and direct the Federal Aviation Administration to write rules to carry out the ban.
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- Families and visitors near the monument would see civil helicopter operations prohibited inside a 20-mile radius, with the ban taking effect no later than 60 days after enactment.
- Law enforcement, emergency response, disaster response, medical flights, research flights, and official news flights would be allowed to continue under the bill's exemptions.
- Construction and infrastructure teams could still run heavy-lift helicopter operations when those flights support maintenance or building projects.
- The Federal Aviation Administration would have to issue or update regulations within 90 days to implement the new prohibition and its exceptions.
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Helicopter no-fly zone near Statue of Liberty
This bill would ban civil helicopters within 20 miles of the Statue of Liberty. The ban would start no later than 60 days after enactment. The FAA would issue or update rules within 90 days. Exceptions would allow law enforcement, emergency and disaster response, medical services, research, official news flights, and heavy-lift work for construction and infrastructure. Helicopter operators would face new limits near New York City.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
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