Safe Airspace for Americans Act

HR 6967, the Safe Airspace for Americans Act, requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish standardized procedures for reporting and investigating incidents involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) reported by aviation personnel, including pilots, air traffic controllers, and maintenance staff. Key provisions include creating a dedicated reporting system (either updating an existing program or launching a new one), mandating data archiving for investigations, and prohibiting retaliation against employees who report UAPs. The bill explicitly protects pilots’ medical and airman certificates from being negatively impacted by UAP reports and bans employers from taking adverse personnel actions against staff for reporting such incidents. This directly affects aviation workers who witness UAPs by ensuring their reports are handled systematically and without professional penalty.