H.R. 5890 · 113th Congress
No Missing Planes Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2015-01-02
- Latest action
- 2015-01-02 · Introduced in House
Summary
No Missing Planes Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the feasibility of technology to: (1) improve communications between commercial aircraft and air traffic control towers when an aircraft leaves its flight plan or experiences dangerous conditions, (2) pinpoint the location of missing aircraft within 30 minutes by disseminating the information globally in less than hour to rescue and recovery agencies, and (3) accomplish specified related tasks.