H.R. 6267 · Passed House · Transportation and Public Works

Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025

Sponsor: Brad Knott (R-NC)

What it does

• Directs the Government Accountability Office to study impediments to using digital documentation and verification in the aviation supply chain to spot falsified documents and counterfeit parts.
• Requires a report to Congress with recommendations on encouraging the aviation industry to adopt digital forms and authentication tools.
• Requires recommendations on accelerating the FAA's adoption of digital documentation.
• Requires the Department of Transportation to respond to any recommendations within 120 days of the report.

Official summary

Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the impediments to the use of digital documentation and verification in the aviation supply chain as an aid in identifying falsified documentation and counterfeit parts. GAO must submit a report to Congress on the results of the study and include recommendations on (1) ways to encourage the aviation industry to adopt the use of digital forms and authentication tools, and (2) how to accelerate the Federal Aviation Administration's adoption of digital documentation. Within 120 days of GAO's submission, the Department of Transportation must respond to any recommendations in the report.

Latest action

Mar 25, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation