Bill · H.R. 9037· House(119-HR-9037)
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for Federal Aviation Administration Form 337, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 5/26/2026
- Last activity
- 5/26/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Sponsored by
- Troy Nehls
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for Form 337, which covers major aircraft repairs and alterations. The goal is to allow authorized filers to submit these forms digitally using approved electronic methods. Additionally, the Administrator must provide secure application programming interfaces to allow third-party software and service providers to integrate with the filing systems. The bill emphasizes that these electronic systems must be voluntary and include strong cybersecurity and privacy protections. It also mandates that the collection of information be limited to the minimum necessary for aviation safety and registration.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+6
The bill provides strong protections for personally identifiable information and limits its use for commercial solicitation or profiling.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+5
The bill explicitly mandates data minimization and prohibits the use of personal information for surveillance or profiling.
Would business owners be better off under this?+4
The bill assists aviation-related business owners by modernizing recordkeeping processes through electronic filing and API access.
The opposite
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?-2
The bill restricts the public disclosure of personally identifiable information of aircraft owners and mechanics, which limits transparency for some public records.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Digital Filing: The Administrator shall improve and expand electronic filing for Form 337 to allow voluntary digital submission by authorized filers (Section 1(a)(1)). This provides a modernized way to handle aircraft records.
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Third-Party Integration: The Administrator is required to make available secure application programming interfaces to permit voluntary integration by third-party software platforms and service providers (Section 1(a)(2)). This allows for easier integration with existing service tools.
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Privacy Protections: The Administrator must include measures to ensure the protection of personally identifiable information (Section 1(a)(3)(C)) and limit the collection of information to the minimum necessary (Section 1(d)(1)). Furthermore, personally identifiable information of aircraft owners, operators, mechanics, or registrants may not be made publicly available through these systems unless required by law (Section 1(d)(2)).
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Restriction of Information Use: Information made available under this section may not be used for commercial solicitation, surveillance, or profiling purposes (Section 1(d)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed in the text. The bill includes several provisions intended to prevent negative impacts, such as stating that the use of these systems shall be voluntary and shall not impose additional certification, reporting, audit, equipment, or recordkeeping requirements (Section 1(a)(4)), and that the Administrator should avoid duplicative systems or new regulatory burdens (Section 1(e)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+6Improves Government Transparency-2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+3
- 5/26/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House