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| 8.3.23

BILL: Should We Invest in U.S. Aviation? - Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act - H.R.3935

Tell your reps to support or oppose this bill

The Bill

H.R.3935 - Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act

Bill Status

  • Sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) on June 9, 2023
  • Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House: Passed on July 20, 2023
  • Senate: Received on June 20, 2023 - Not yet voted
  • President: Not yet signed

Bill Overview

  • Reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through fiscal year 2028. It authorizes funding for activities and programs related to airport planning and development, facilities, equipment, and operations.
  • Allows the reliable, predictable funding the FAA needs to invest in its critical priorities.
  • Prohibits the requirement of masks or COVID-19 vaccines for passengers and crew.
  • Directs the FAA to increase air traffic controller hiring targets and addresses staff shortages for commercial airline pilots.
  • Prohibits aircraft dispatchers from working remotely, with limited exceptions for emergencies.
  • The current FAA authorization ends on Sept. 30.

What's in the Bill?

Raises retirement age

  • Raises the commercial airline pilot retirement age to 67 from the current retirement age of 65.

Prohibits the FAA from requiring masks or COVID-19 vaccines

Increases accessibility for passengers with disabilities

  • Requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish standards to ensure the aircraft boarding and deplaning process is accessible for individuals with disabilities, including those using wheelchairs.

What Sponsors are Saying

"H.R. 3935 is critical to keeping America the global leader in aviation. It's vital to our economy, to millions of American jobs, and to the 850 million passengers that depend on our National Airspace System every year. If Congress fails to act on a new long-term aviation measure by September 30, when the current FAA law expires, key aviation programs will cease to function."

"It expands consumer protections and accessibility, including establishing procedures to allow parents to sit next to their children, improving conditions for people with disabilities, and requiring airlines to develop policies addressing reimbursement for hotel and meal costs when flights are canceled. The legislation also supports airport improvements, funds the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and calls for the establishment of a runway safety council to address the recent uptick in runway incidents."

 

Tell your reps to support or oppose this bill

 

—Emma Kansiz 

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    J
    08/06/2023

    It's a good bill, coming from a Republican.  He must be from the St. Louis or Kansas City areas.  The covid/mask rules are typically backward.  We need to adjust to emergencies that we can't foresee.  Otherwise a good bill.  Congress needs to consider some of the market changes in the aviation industry that Reagen implemented years ago; they may have had unintended consequences that we are all suffering through.

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    Charles
    08/06/2023

    MASKS CAN NOT BE ELIMINATED OR VACCINES IF THEY ARE DEEMED NECCESSARY LATER ON  TO HELP PROVIDE SAFETY FOR ALL>
    MANY TERMINALS DO NOTNEED UPDATING!

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    Kimberly
    08/05/2023

    My husband flys every two weeks,  to or from Homer Ak. and Seattle Wa. 
    people who are obviously sick should have to mask to fly, and if they are very sick and not traveling for medical care, they shouldn't get on the plane at all. 

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    Martha
    08/04/2023

    I'm like Larubia-take out the proposal to ban mask mandates.  If masks are needed to prevent the spread of deadly viruses, then they should be worn.  But the f-ing Republicans want to kill off as many people as possible.  The thing they've not learned is that they're usually killing off more of their MAGA crowd, than they are liberals and if that's what they want to do, then go for it.  A few less MAGA nuts is fine with me.

     

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    Brian
    08/04/2023

    I definitely want to invest in the FAA, but the mask ban needs to go. We don't know what diseases or other conditions might arise in the near future and the airlines have a responsibility to protect their employees, if not their passengers, if something does break out again. 

    The GOP can also show their support of the FAA by confirming a permanent leader.

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    larubia
    08/04/2023

    I'm good with everything except "The bill prohibits the requirement of masks or COVID-19 vaccines for passengers and crew."

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    Frank_001
    08/04/2023

    Dear Representatives,

    While there are some well-considered provisions in H.R.3935 - Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act in its current form, Do not support it unless the Anti-Pandemic clauses are removed. 
    Best.

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    LeslieG
    08/03/2023

    Agree with raising the age for pilots from 65 to 67. If your going to require people to wait till 67 to collect full social security then they shouldn't be prohibited from working.

    Also agree with modernizing air ports and air traffic systems, many of which operate on 1960s technology with many near misses in the air and on the ground.

    Disagree with prohibiting masks & vaccines when appropriate during pandemics.based on surveillance reporting of disease prevalence.

    https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/faa-near-misses-planes

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    Bruce
    08/03/2023

    "Space resources"--what are they smoking???