GAO study to probe slow shift to digital aircraft parts records
Passed one chamberH.R. 6267Latest action
Sponsor: Brad Knott · Representative · NC
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Official title: Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
Introduced:
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Bill orders a study on why aviation still uses paper records for tracking airplane parts, with a report due within a year.
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What does this do?
The bill directs the to study why the aviation industry has been slow to adopt digital documentation for tracking airplane parts, aiming to make counterfeit or falsified parts easier to detect. The study also examines why the FAA itself still relies on paper records and physical signatures.
Who does it affect?
Affects manufacturers, repair stations, airlines, aircraft leasing companies, parts brokers, and the FAA; indirectly affects airline passengers and the public.
Why does it matter?
The findings could shape future recommendations on digital adoption, but the bill itself creates no new rules and leaves any action up to Congress or the Department of Transportation.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedNov 21, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Mar 25, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.