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U.S. Congress Calls for Wider Federal Action to Support Advanced Air Mobility
Proposed legislation would result in the Department of Transportation leading a new multi-agency working group and new federal funding to support the development of an AAM ecosystem.

Legislation seeking to boost the development of advanced air mobility (AAM) in the U.S. is progressing in the House of Representatives and the Senate, apparently propelled by bipartisan Congressional support from Democrats and Republicans. The bills, both bearing the title “Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act,” call on Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to establish an inter-agency group to coordinate efforts to develop an AAM ecosystem to support widespread eVTOL aircraft operations.

The House and Senate bills call for an unspecified amount of federal funding to support AAM development. Their backers say this investment will be repaid through job-creating leadership for the U.S. AAM industry, as well as improved public transportation options that are more environmentally sustainable.