FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION related term(s) Department of Transportation

Amendments

Programs: reauthorize (H.R. 4), S4967 [16JY], S5005 [17JY], S5589 [1AU], H3636, H3643, H3644, H3645, H3646, H3647, H3648, H3651, H3652, H3653, H3654, H3655, H3656, H3658, H3660, H3661, H3663, H3664, H3666, H3667, H3668, H3670, H3671, H3672, H3673, H3677, H3678, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3682, H3683 [26AP], H3710, H3711, H3714, H3715, H3716, H3717, H3718, H3719, H3720 [27AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3519 [25AP]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (S. 346), S2776, S2777 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations, S6101 [6SE], H7900 [6SE]

Articles and editorials

As Millions Recover From Florence, Congress Has a Chance To Enact Disaster Reform, H9036 [26SE]

Racist Vestige of the Past That Progressives Are Happy To Leave in Place, H3665 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: encourage use of zero-emission vehicles and technology at public-use airports (see S. 3514), S6342 [26SE]

——— prohibit use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within U.S. airspace (see H.R. 5421), H3052 [29MR]

Airports: provide for treatment of certain seasonal airports (see S. 3430), S6142 [12SE]

American Samoa: improve air service capabilities (see S. 2348), S521 [25JA]

Animals: promulgate regulations to prohibit storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes (see S. 2556), S1765 [15MR] (see H.R. 5315), H1651 [15MR]

Appropriations: extend authorizations of Federal aviation programs and extend funding and expenditure authority of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6897), H9088 [26SE]

Aviation: authorize grants from the small airport fund for construction or improvement of a nonapproach control tower (see S. 3512), S6341 [26SE]

——— broaden unmanned aircraft systems safety awareness (see S. 3511), S6341 [26SE]

——— prioritize and support Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) program for flight crewmembers and Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP) for flight attendants (see S. 2935), S2877 [23MY]

——— reduce regulations on pilots by clarifying terms ‘‘common carrier’’ and ‘‘personal operator’’ to facilitate flight-sharing by noncommerical pilots on digital platforms (see S. 2650), S2075 [11AP]

——— require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training, amend definition of service animal, and penalize misrepresentations about a service animal (see S. 2738), S2391 [24AP]

Collegiate Training Initiative Program: establish for unmanned aircraft systems (see H.R. 7044), H9419 [5OC]

Dept. of Education: provide deferment to certain Federal student loan borrowers who are accruing aeronautical experience required for airline transport pilot certification (see H.R. 6926), H9149 [27SE]

Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 7014), H9413 [2OC]

——— promulgate regulations to protect airline consumers in the case of cancelled flights (see S. 3156), S4733 [28JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3023), S3293 [7JN] (see H.R. 6073), H5092 [12JN]

Ecology and environment: enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see S. 2422), S907 [13FE]

Education: modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools (see S. 2792), S2517 [7MY]

Employment: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see S. 2506), S1452 [7MR] (see H.R. 5701), H3833 [8MY]

——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6005), H4776 [5JN]

Government regulations: require air carriers to disclose date and location of most recent aircraft maintenance (see S. 3026), S3293 [7JN] (see H.R. 6028), H4979 [7JN]

Information technology: address cybersecurity concerns for aircraft avionics systems, including software components (see H.R. 7045), H9419 [5OC]

Noise pollution: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating the noise burden that they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities (see H.R. 6168), H5362 [20JN]

——— complete ongoing evaluation of alternative airplane noise metrics to the current Day Night Level (DNL) 65 decibels standard (see H.R. 7043), H9419 [5OC]

——— prioritize reduction in air commerce (see H.R. 6558), H7721 [26JY]

——— require regional centers of air transportation excellence to conduct research on impacts of aircraft noise on humans and effective methods to mitigate such impacts (see H.R. 6454), H6588 [19JY]

Pilots: address need for pilot development and encourage more individuals to enter the field of aviation (see H.R. 6957), H9150 [27SE]

——— support aircraft pilot workforce development, reform pilot examiner regulations, review medical certificate processes, mitigate spread of aquatic invasive species by air, and protect volunteer pilots (see S. 3270), S5360 [25JY]

Programs: reauthorize (see H.R. 4), H3314 [13AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 839), H3505 [24AP]

Safety: allow use of passenger facility charge revenue to enhance security at airports and make projects for installation of security cameras eligible for Airport Improvement Program (see S. 2859), S2724 [16MY]

——— establish a process to allow applicants to petition to prohibit or restrict operation of an unmanned aircraft in close proximity to certain critical infrastructure (see S. 3513), S6342 [26SE]

Space policy: provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (see H.R. 5346), H1727 [20MR]

Veterans: establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans (see S. 3322), S5582 [1AU]

Wildfires: prohibit use of unauthorized unmanned aircraft (see S. 3132), S4410 [26JN] (see H.R. 6235), H5748 [26JN]

Letters

Allow flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from certain California and Texas airports: Hasan Solomon, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, E578 [1MY]

FAA programs reauthorization: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H9034 [26SE]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9034 [26SE]

FAA programs reauthorization and FEMA provision of disaster and mitigation assistance improvement: Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3591 [26AP]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3591 [26AP]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H3592 [26AP]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3592 [26AP]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3591, H3592 [26AP]

Prohibit FAA enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act: Grover Norquist, American for Tax Reform (organization), H3665 [26AP]

Require newly-manufactured helicopters be built with crash resistant fuel systems: Aaron Todd, Air Methods Corp., H3662 [26AP]

——— Sally Veith, Air Medical Operators Association, H3662 [26AP]

Motions

Programs: reauthorize (H.R. 4), H3723 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: prohibit use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within U.S. airspace (H.R. 5421), E384 [29MR]

Airport Improvement Program: funding, H3597 [26AP]

——— require consideration of emergency preparedness needs of a community served by an airport when evaluating that airport’s master plan, H3650 [26AP]

Airports: allow flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from certain California and Texas airports, H3596, H3598 [26AP], E578 [1MY]

——— study economic impact of Temporary Flight Restrictions on local airports, recommend mitigation options, and analyze security procedures to allow limited use of certain airports, H3643, H3669 [26AP]

Allegiant Travel Co.: call for investigation following 60 Minutes (television show) segment on safety practices and emergency incidents, H3345 [17AP]

Appropriations: extend authorizations of Federal aviation programs and extend funding and expenditure authority of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6897), H9060 [26SE]

Aviation: allow airports to apply for grants to construct air traffic control towers, H3649 [26AP]

——— allow promulgation of rules and regulations relative to recreational drone use, H3648 [26AP]

——— allow use of State highway specifications for airfield pavement construction and improvement at nonprimary airports, H3669 [26AP]

——— create opportunities for women in the aviation industry, H3596 [26AP]

——— ensure that aircraft transitioning from flight over ocean to flight over land fly at safe altitude and no lower than specific flight operations require, H3663 [26AP]

——— establish an African-American advisory board to develop aviation training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs to African Americans, H7170 [25JY]

——— establish pilot program to permit operators of Stage 2 airplanes to conduct operations in medium-hub or non-hub airports, H3658 [26AP]

——— establish pilot program to provide air traffic control services on a preferential basis to aircraft equipped with Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) technology, H3657 [26AP]

——— establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons in the national airspace system, H3661 [26AP], E568 [27AP]

——— require report on commercial airline and passenger safety, including plane age, over-all use, flight hours, metal fatigue, contractor maintenance, and aging airplane inspection rules, H3669 [26AP]

——— require study and data collection of the air cargo traffic in the Caribbean region, H3677, H3678 [26AP]

——— submit report to Congress on possible unmanned aircraft systems operation on spectrum allocated for aviation use, H3656 [26AP]

——— utilize remote detection and identification technologies to identify unmanned aircraft systems not in compliance with Federal aviation laws and report to Congress on number of such aircraft entering restricted airspace, E564 [27AP]

Aviation Consumer Advocate: establish position, E568 [27AP]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H29 [9JA]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): tribute to members and staff, H3724 [27AP]

Contracts: ensure that airports participating in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program comply with prompt payment requirements relative to Passenger Facility Charge funded projects, H3669 [26AP]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3664–H3666 [26AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure partnerships with State, local, and tribal law enforcement officials to protect stadiums from unmanned aerial systems attacks adhere to Federal airspace safety regulations, E1510 [13NO]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure terrorists and criminal organizations are not able to register aircraft in the U.S., H3680 [26AP]

——— implement changes to improve air transportation relative to flight delays, cancellations, or misconnections, H3672, H3673 [26AP]

——— pre-disaster mitigation assistance funding, H9036, H9038 [26SE]

——— require airlines to create and make available a document outlining air passenger rights when flight diversions occur, H3656 [26AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7894–H7896 [6SE]

Electric power: allow airports to use Federal funds to buy generators for airport passenger areas, H3651 [26AP]

Federal employees: conduct study on diversity of cybersecurity workforce in order to develop recommendations to increase size, quality, and diversity of such workforce, H3683 [26AP]

GAO: conduct study on revenue diversion by airports, H3656 [26AP]

——— report on effectiveness of FAA safety incident reporting and enforcement policies, H3650 [26AP]

——— require study on aviation workforce relative to mitigating pilot shortages, H3671 [26AP]

Government regulations: apply medical certification standards to operators of air balloons, H3516 [25AP], H3668 [26AP]

——— issue regulations establishing minimum dimensions for seats in passenger aircraft and require airlines to post on their websites the amount of space available for each passenger on an aircraft, H9037 [26SE]

Helicopters: require newly-manufactured helicopters be built with crash resistant fuel systems, H3661–H3663 [26AP]

Los Angeles International Airport: implement regulations to lessen impact of aircraft noise on surrounding communities, H3728 [27AP]

National Capital Region: revise helicopter flight paths and issue new official helicopter paths at higher altitudes, H3670 [26AP]

Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen): establish annual performance goals for implementation and hold officials accountable for meeting such goals, H3643 [26AP]

——— use alternative measurements to current day-night sound level average standard for certain areas, H3597 [26AP]

Noise pollution: conduct study on alternative ways to sample day-night average sound levels in and around airports, H3657 [26AP]

——— engage and cooperate with air carriers to identify and facilitate opportunities for air carriers to retrofit aircraft with devices that mitigate noise, including vortex generators, H3681 [26AP]

——— include Seattle, WA, in study on health impact of aircraft noise on exposed residents, H3650 [26AP]

——— require study on economic harm caused by excessive aircraft noise on communities and businesses near major airports, H3650 [26AP]

——— require study on relationship between jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds and corresponding noise impacts on communities surrounding airports, H3651 [26AP]

North Shore Helicopter Route: review to address noise impact on affected communities, improve altitude enforcement, and assess alternatives including an all water route over the Atlantic Ocean, H3682, H3683 [26AP]

Programs: reauthorize, H8905–H9040 [26SE], H9101 [27SE], H9156 [28SE], E1336, E1341 [28SE], E1398 [12OC], E1510 [13NO]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4), H3587, H3590–H3688, H3691 [26AP], H3710–H3726, H3728 [27AP], E561, E564, E568, E570 [27AP], E578 [1MY], E594 [7MY], E731 [24MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3513–H3520 [25AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4), corrections in engrossment, H3728 [27AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3355 [17AP]

Safety: allow regulation of transportation of lithium batteries by air, H3658 [26AP]

——— authorize use of certain actively tethered public unmanned aircraft systems for public safety purposes, specifically fire engines, E564 [27AP]

——— enforce flight safety regulations, H29 [9JA], H1381 [6MR]

——— partner with State and local agencies to educate public about dangers of operating unmanned aircraft over areas with temporary flight restrictions due to emergency response efforts, H3656 [26AP]

Space policy: provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles, H3598 [26AP]

——— provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (H.R. 5346), H5770, H5771 [27JN]

——— require study on funding options for potential spaceport and infrastructure, H3680 [26AP]

Task Force of Flight Standards Reform: establish, H3650 [26AP]

Technology: develop global-scale probabilistic convection guidance capability so that aircraft can avoid encounters with convection that causes turbulence, H3681 [26AP]

——— provide for research and development to advance aviation safety, security, and economic competitiveness, H3596, H3597 [26AP]

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integrated Pilot Program: codify, H3649 [26AP]

Women: require consideration of potential emergency medical needs of pregnant women when evaluating minimum contents of approved aircraft medical kits, H3650 [26AP]

——— require sink or sanitizing equipment in lactation area in commercial service airports, H3650 [26AP]

Remarks in Senate

Airport Improvement Program: funding, S6463 [3OC]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to Anchorage International Airport air traffic controllers, S7923 [19DE]

Appropriations: extend authorizations of Federal aviation programs and extend funding and expenditure authority of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6897), S6390 [28SE]

Aviation: unmanned aircraft systems testing and spectrum development funding, S6464 [3OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S3283 [7JN], S6785 [11OC], S6941 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assist in preventing emerging threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles, S6464, S6466 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers for services provided, S6297 [25SE], S6429 [2OC], S6490 [3OC], S6538 [4OC]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights, S6468 [3OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S5227, S5230–S5237, S5240, S5241 [24JY], S5315–S5317, S5327, S5336, S5338, S5339 [25JY], S5394 [26JY], S5527–S5531, S5533–S5539 [1AU], S6045 [6SE], S7382 [10DE]

——— making appropriations (S. 3023), S3395 [11JN], S6203 [18SE]

Education: modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, S6538 [4OC]

Employment: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program, S6538 [4OC]

Hazardous substances: allow airports the option of using fluorine-free foam for combating fires, S6430 [2OC]

Helicopters: require newly-manufactured helicopters be built with crash resistant fuel systems, S6466 [3OC]

Noise pollution: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating the noise burden that they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities, S6538 [4OC]

Programs: reauthorize, S6297 [25SE], S6398 [28SE], S6427–S6432, S6434 [2OC], S6456, S6462–S6470, S6489, S6490 [3OC], S6538 [4OC], S6779, S6780, S6788 [11OC]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4), S2528 [7MY], S2554 [8MY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6284 [25SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (S. 346), S2776–S2778 [17MY]

Reports filed

Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 5346) (H. Rept. 115–789), H5814 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4, FAA Programs Reauthorization and FEMA Provision of Disaster and Mitigation Assistance Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 839) (H. Rept. 115–650), H3505 [24AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6072) (H. Rept. 115–750), H5092 [12JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3023) (S. Rept. 115–268), S3292 [7JN]

FAA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1405) (S. Rept. 115–243), S2594 [9MY]

National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 115–501), H82 [9JA]

Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4673) (H. Rept. 115–1018), H9509 [13NO]

Statements

Require Newly-Manufactured Helicopters Be Built With Crash Resistant Fuel Systems: Helicopter Association International, H3662 [26AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 839, consideration of H.R. 4, FAA programs reauthorization and FEMA provision of disaster and mitigation assistance improvement, H3513 [25AP]

H. Res. 1082, concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 302, FAA programs reauthorization, H8905–H9034 [26SE]

H.R. 4, FAA programs reauthorization and FEMA improved provision of disaster and mitigation assistance, H3598–H3636 [26AP]

H.R. 5346, Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act, H5770 [27JN]

H.R. 6897, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part II, H9060 [26SE]

S. 346, National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act, S2777 [17MY]

Tributes

Eisenhower, Dwight D., S6629 [5OC]