Runway SAFE-T Act
Latest action (4 Aug 2026): Introduced
What this bill does
Runway safety on the ground is the focus here — the bill sets up an FAA task force and opens grant funding for training tech at commercial airports.
Here is the summary:
This bill would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to convene a task force, within 6 months of enactment, to develop recommendations for improving training programs for people authorized to drive vehicles in the "movement area" of airports — the runways, taxiways, and related surfaces used for aircraft taxiing, takeoff, and landing. The task force would study issues such as training consistency across airports, recurrent training requirements, certification standards, new training technologies, and barriers like cost and workforce availability that limit adoption of such technology. It must report its recommendations to the FAA Administrator and relevant congressional committees within 1 year of being established. The bill also amends federal aviation funding law to let the Secretary of Transportation award grants, for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, to airport sponsors for purchasing movement-area safety technology (sensors, positioning systems, situational-awareness tools) and for training systems and services for vehicle operators.
The bill affects FAA-certified "part 139" commercial service airports of all sizes, their sponsors, air carriers and ground-handling companies, aviation labor groups, and vehicle operators working in airport movement areas. The task force membership is required to include representatives from airports, air carriers, aviation training experts, labor, the NTSB, air traffic control technology firms, and a military aviation designee, among others.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 4, 2026, by Senator Jerry Moran with several cosponsors, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It would need to pass committee review, both chambers of Congress, and be signed into law before taking effect.
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Official summary
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on August 4, 2026. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
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