Work to get the John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act or similar legislation enacted before the end of 2026 to improve FAA mental health and medical certification rules for aviation professionals.

Cindy Hyde-Smith · Mississippi · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Work to get a bill enacted addressing FAA mental health and medical certification rules for pilots and air traffic controllers.. Promised outcome: A bill enacted before the end of 2026 to reduce bureaucratic delays and overregulation in FAA mental health and certification processes.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Hyde-Smith's Senate office after Senate passage of the John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act, which she cosponsored.

Occurrences

“There is significant support for fixing these issues in the Senate and House, so I hope we can get a bill enacted before the end of the year.”

Hyde-Smith expressed a goal of getting legislation enacted by the end of 2026 to address FAA mental health rules affecting pilots and air traffic controllers.

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AVIATION BILL, LOOKS TO GET MEASURE ENACTED | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Evidence

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The John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act (S.3257), passed by unanimous consent, would reduce bureaucratic delays and overregulation within the FAA that creates a culture of silence regarding mental health in the aviation industry.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Hyde-Smith's Senate office reported that she cosponsored S. 3257 and that the Senate passed it by unanimous consent, but the release framed enactment as still pending.

unresolved same_term A for effort

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AVIATION BILL, LOOKS TO GET MEASURE ENACTED | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
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There is significant support for fixing these issues in the Senate and House, so I hope we can get a bill enacted before the end of the year.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Hyde-Smith explicitly stated that enactment before year-end remained the objective after Senate passage, indicating the promise was not yet delivered as of October 1, 2026.

unresolved same_term A for effort

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AVIATION BILL, LOOKS TO GET MEASURE ENACTED | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
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John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act: Senate passed S. 3257, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to revise regulations for certain individuals carrying out aviation activities who disclose a mental health diagnosis or condition

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record confirms Senate passage of S. 3257 during the lookback window, a concrete legislative step but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)
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Bill Version Engrossed in Senate (ES) Short Title John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists S. 3257 as engrossed in the Senate rather than enacted public law, supporting an unresolved status as of the latest official bill version found.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 3257 (ES) - John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act - BILLS-119s3257es | Content Details | GovInfo
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall update regulations, including in part 67 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate-passed bill text directly addresses FAA mental-health and medical-certification rule changes contemplated by the commitment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 3257 (Engrossed in Senate)
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Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The similar House-passed bill was referred to the Senate in 2025 and had not itself become an enacted law in the official GovInfo status shown.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 2591 (RFS) - Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025 - BILLS-119hr2591rfs | Content Details | GovInfo
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-09 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was to get the aviation mental-health bill enacted before year-end. Verified passages show S. 3257 passed the Senate and remained only an engrossed Senate bill, while the related House bill was referred to Senate committee. Hyde-Smith's own verified statement framed enactment as still pending. Because the promised enactment had not occurred as of 2026-10-09, and the year-end window had not expired, the outcome is unresolved rather than never or delivered.

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