119th Congress Transportation and Public Works
H.R. 2247: Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill allows a pilot to present a digital copy of certain certificates (e.g., an airman certificate or a medical certificate) when required to present such documentation by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector.
Under current FAA regulations, a pilot must present for inspection a physical copy of an airman certificate and other paperwork upon a request from the FAA; a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer; or an authorized representative of the Transportation Security Administration or the National Transportation Safety Board. This bill allows a pilot to present a certificate such as an airman certificate or a medical certificate to an FAA inspector as (1) a physical, original copy; or (2) a digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform.
The FAA must update current regulations to implement this change.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tracey Mann R-KSOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tim Burchett SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
- 2Tracey MannCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Tim Burchett.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2660-2661)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2247.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2660)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-551.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
- Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.