house Bill H.R. 636
Reauthorizing the FAA for Two-Years and Developing Drone Regulations
Argument in favor
The FAA plays too important a role in assuring the safety of air travel in the U.S. to be in a precarious funding situation. Authorizing its funding for two years while starting the process of creating regulations for drones are necessary actions.
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04/16/2016
Look, stupid people are already flying drones in no fly zones around our airports. They need to be regulated for the safety of our pilots and their passengers. Just like lasers, you can't just play with them near airports.
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04/17/2016
Drone airspace should be regulated to assure an organized highway like system so the sky doesn't become a plastic swarm. After regulation we can adjust programming for AI to follow said regulation so the sooner the better.
02/14/2015
Small business's spending more money only creates more jobs and more job's means less without a job
Argument opposed
A two-year reauthorization is unnecessary, as the new Congress that begins its term next year can handle the process for fiscal year 2017. It’s too early to begin developing regulations for commercial drone use.
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04/21/2016
I say fund the FAA, but like others have said, drone regulations are too soon. Just like the Feds / Obama wanting to regulate the Internet and now giving the DNS to some foreign country to manage. This will only hurt Americans again and stifle growth in new industries (drones).
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04/20/2016
Too soon to pass drone regulations like this. It could cripple many businesses in a young, rapidly growing industry.
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05/20/2015
Tax law is a mess...everyone knows....piling on more nonsense is insane. Implement a flat tax.
Look, stupid people are already flying drones in no fly zones around our airports. They need to be regulated for the safety of our pilots and their passengers. Just like lasers, you can't just play with them near airports.
I say fund the FAA, but like others have said, drone regulations are too soon. Just like the Feds / Obama wanting to regulate the Internet and now giving the DNS to some foreign country to manage. This will only hurt Americans again and stifle growth in new industries (drones).
Drone airspace should be regulated to assure an organized highway like system so the sky doesn't become a plastic swarm. After regulation we can adjust programming for AI to follow said regulation so the sooner the better.
Small business's spending more money only creates more jobs and more job's means less without a job
The FAA has done a fine job. It deserves two more years of funding. And drones are a common sight now. Putting off regulation of them is foolish.
Tax law is a mess...everyone knows....piling on more nonsense is insane. Implement a flat tax.
Small businesses are being destroyed through continual government regulations and taxes. When I purchase property for my business, there should be NO AMORTISING! All business owners should be able to count expenditures for business property as business expenses in the year the money was spent. I don't purchase property and pay for it over a 20-25 year period. I shouldn't have to spread out the cost on taxes over a 20-25 year period! Give us a break!
Tax revenue can be more than compensated for by equitably increasing rates on the top 1% of
It needs to be fair to people and allow them to know why they are being inconvenienced by flight changes, cancellations, etc. it doesn't have to be such a miserable experience for everyone!
Too soon to pass drone regulations like this. It could cripple many businesses in a young, rapidly growing industry.
Small businesses are the employment engine of our country and have been virtually ignored by the Obama team.
Small businesses provide the most jobs. They need to be encouraged, not punished.
This is step one of privatizing the air traffic control system. We have the safest airspace system in the world, and those with privatized airspace systems have some of the lowest safety marks.
Living near an airport, I understand these regulations and the importance of maintaining them
While I know that the Federal Aviation Administration needs to be reauthorized, it should not get through with handouts and special deals for certain energy producers.
It's basically "green pork," that does not belong as part of a must-pass bill. Let people debate whether these tax carveouts are fair -- on their own merits. It deserves vigorous debate.
Congress already did a tax extenders package that extended corporate subsidies for things like wind energy. Please do oppose adding even more of this to the FAA bill -- it's bad policy, and it's bad practice.
Protect passenger rights and get drones out of airspaces. This should be a bi partisan move.
Clearly needed, our airspace is the most crowded in the world