ALERT Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2026-02-20
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “ALERT Act” Read the full text
Transportation and Public Works
What it does
Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026 or the ALERT Act This bill addresses aviation safety by increasing requirements for aircraft tracking and communication using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology and expanding oversight. As background, ADS-B for broadcasting (Out) and receiving (In) transmits information (e.g., location and weather) among aircraft and air traffic control (ATC). The bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enter into an agreement regarding the use of collision prevention tech
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2026-02-20
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-04-14
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
88
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCvia AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
2 filingsAIR MEDICAL OPERATORS ASSOCIATIONvia WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC
2 filingsAIR METHODS CORPORATIONvia ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2 filingsAIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)via AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2 filingsAIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONvia AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION
2 filingsAIRLINES FOR AMERICAvia CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
2 filingsAIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICAvia HILL EAST GROUP, LLC
2 filingsAIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICAvia MARSHALL & POPP, LLC
2 filingsFrom 122 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2026-04-15).