Senate Passes Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act

The bill is aimed at helping the federal government bolster the AAM industry.

Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 03:23 PM ET

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Before the bill can be sent to the White House, differences must be settled between this bill and the U.S. House of Representatives’ companion bill. [File Photo: Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

The U.S. Senate passed the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (S.516), establishing an interagency working group.
Led by the Secretary of Transportation, this group aims to coordinate federal engagement and bolster the rapidly developing Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector.
The group will advise the government on AAM's economic opportunities, security risks, and infrastructure, incorporating input from diverse stakeholders, and has broad bipartisan and industry support.

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The U.S. Senate has passed the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act, establishing an interagency coalition to improve federal engagement in the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector.

The act, also known as U.S. Senate Bill 516, was introduced by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., giving the Secretary of Transportation the authority to create an interagency working group to coordinate efforts to bolster the AAM industry. It passed a Senate vote Monday.