Runway SAFE-T Act
Sponsored By: Senator Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced
Summary
Standardize training and fund movement-area safety tech for airport vehicle operators. This bill would create a federal Task Force to recommend national training standards for drivers in movement areas and establish an FAA grant program to buy vehicle movement area technology and technology-enabled training for FY2027–FY2031.
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- Workers and labor: Would push for consistent, recurring training and greater use of instructor-led and technology-enabled systems like simulators and onboard displays to reduce vehicle-involved surface events.
- Airport sponsors and operators: Would be eligible for grants to buy sensors, displays, communications, positioning, mapping, situational awareness systems, and training subscriptions. Grants prioritize projects that cut surface incidents and address cost or accessibility barriers, and funded projects can still seek other FAA funding.
- Airlines, ground handlers, and controllers: Would gain formal representation on the Task Force so operational and technical expertise helps shape recommended standards and technology priorities.
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Airport grants for movement safety
If enacted, the FAA would be able to give grants to airport sponsors for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to buy vehicle movement-area technology and to pay for technology-enabled training. Grants would cover hardware, software, sensors, onboard equipment, displays, radios, positioning and mapping systems, situational-awareness tools, and simulators, and would also cover licensing, deployment, operation, maintenance, and recurring use of training software and services. The FAA would prioritize projects that reduce vehicle-involved surface incidents, improve situational awareness and radio communications, can be tailored to a specific airfield, or demonstrate cost or access barriers to buying the technology. These grants would come from amounts available under 49 U.S.C. 47115(j) for FY2027–FY2031, would not be subject to subparagraphs (A)–(D) of that section, and funded projects could still be eligible for other airport funding.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
CO • D
Sponsored 8/4/2026
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 8/4/2026
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
MS • R
Sponsored 8/4/2026
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 8/4/2026
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 8/4/2026
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 8/4/2026
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 8/4/2026
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 8/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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