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HR 8567 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

UNLEADED Act

In plain language: This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to create an education and training program to help small-plane pilots, flight schools, and airports transition from leaded to unleaded aviation fuel. The agency must create a public website tracking which unleaded fuels are approved for use, which aircraft engines can safely run on them, and what federal tax incentives exist to support the switch. Additionally, the FAA will organize annual training for airport ground crews on handling these new fuels, with the overall program running through 2036.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, issue tags, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—The text targets general aviation pilots, flight schools, mechanics, and fixed-base operator staff, but does not provide specific headcounts or quantitative population parameters.
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach24provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Pollution & development+18Transport priorities

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • General aviation pilots and aircraft ownersGain access to clear, centralized, and continuously updated information on unleaded aviation fuel compatibility, safety, supplemental type certificates, availability, and federal incentives.provisional
  • Fixed-base operators (FBOs) and their staffReceive access to FAA educational materials and annual coordinated training for leadership and staff on fuel differences and safe handling and transport of unleaded aviation gasoline.provisional
  • Flight schools and aircraft maintenance techniciansReceive educational resources, safety information, and guidance regarding authorized unleaded aviation fuels and engine compatibility.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Requires the FAA to create and run an education program on unleaded aviation gasoline, maintain a public tracking website, coordinate annual training for fixed-base operators, and regularly brief congressional committees through 2036.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to create and run an education program through December 31, 2036, to inform pilots, flight schools, aircraft mechanics, and airport operators about approved unleaded aviation fuels.

    (a), (e)provisional

  2. Requires the FAA to publish and regularly update an online tracking tool and public information on unleaded fuel compatibility, safety, purchase availability, required pilot certifications, federal tax incentives, and the status of fuels pending approval.

    (b)provisional

  3. Requires the FAA to coordinate with the aviation industry and fuel providers to facilitate annual training for fixed-base operator staff on fuel differences and the safe handling and transport of unleaded aviation gasoline.

    (c)provisional

  4. Requires the FAA to provide regular briefings to Congress on the education rollout, the evaluation status of new unleaded fuels, and annual sales estimates comparing unleaded fuel to leaded (100LL) fuel.

    (f)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Apr 29, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  2. Apr 29, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Apr 29, 2026Introduced in House

The original text

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Sources & provenance

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