HR 6267
Passed a chamber
Directs the Comptroller General to study the obstacles to using digital paperwork and verification in the aviation supply chain, with the aim of catching falsified records and counterfeit parts.
Official title: Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
21-NOV-2025
Referred
21-NOV-2025
Approved by committee
18-DEC-2025
Reported
16-MAR-2026
On the calendar
16-MAR-2026
Passed
24-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
25-MAR-2026
- Requires a study of the challenges in adopting digital authorized release certificates, including FAA Form 8130-3, and digital verification tools.
- Covers manufacturers, repair stations, air carriers, aircraft lessors, brokers, and other supply chain participants.
- Requires a report to Congress within 1 year of enactment, including recommendations on encouraging digital forms and speeding FAA adoption of digital documentation.
- Requires the Secretary of Transportation to respond within 120 days to any report recommendations directed to the Department of Transportation.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (16-MAR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 24-MAR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
- Aviation Subcommittee
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
Transportation and Public Works
■ 2 R■ 1 D
2 Republicans
1 Democrat