Overview
- Passed by voice vote, the Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 now heads to the Senate for consideration.
- The bill directs the FAA to rewrite mental-health regulations on a statutory timeline, with CNN reporting a two-year deadline to adopt 24 expert recommendations.
- Provisions require the agency to consult pilot and controller unions and medical professionals when crafting new policies.
- An annual review of the special-issuance medical process would evaluate approvals for treatments and medications, examiner training, and decision authority.
- Congressional funding includes roughly $13.7 million per year to expand aviation medical examiner capacity and about $1.5 million annually for an anti-stigma outreach campaign, drawing support from ALPA, AOPA, and NBAA.