# Plain Language Summary of H.R. 7893

This bill asks the Secretary of Transportation to study and report on the helicopter noise problem in Washington, D.C. Specifically, the Transportation Department has six months to put together a report with recommendations on how to reduce the noise from helicopters and other rotorcraft flying over the city, and then submit it to Congress.

The report needs to address several specific areas that could help reduce noise. These include recommendations about how high helicopters should fly, how many flights should be allowed, which routes they should take, what times of day flights should happen, what types of aircraft should be used, how helicopters should be operated, and what training pilots should receive. To develop these recommendations, the Transportation Secretary has to talk with everyone involved in helicopter operations over D.C.—this includes federal agencies that fly helicopters (like the military or FBI), the D.C. police department, medical helicopter operators, and any other companies that regularly fly helicopters over the city.

For everyday D.C. residents, this bill is essentially a first step toward potentially addressing a real quality-of-life issue. If you live in Washington and are bothered by helicopter noise, this bill acknowledges that problem exists and requires the government to study it and come up with solutions. However, it's important to understand that this bill only requires a report with recommendations—it doesn't actually implement any noise reduction measures itself. Whether anything actually changes depends on what happens after Congress receives the report and whether lawmakers decide to take further action based on those recommendations.

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report on helicopter and rotorcraft noise in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

 <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to submit to Congress a report containing recommendations to reduce helicopter and rotorcraft noise in the District of Columbia, including recommendations on altitude, the number of flights, flights paths, and pilot training.</p>