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21st Century AIRR Act

USA115th CongressHR-2997| House 
| Updated: 9/6/2017
Bill Shuster

Bill Shuster

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (22)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)John J. Faso (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Mark Sanford (Republican)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Paul Mitchell (Independent)Don Bacon (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Rodney Davis (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Rob Woodall (Republican)Jason Lewis (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)Jeff Denham (Republican)John J. Duncan (Republican)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act or the 21st Century AIRR Act This bill reauthorizes and modifies Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. It also establishes the American Air Navigation Services Corporation as a federally chartered, not-for-profit corporation to assume operational control of FAA air traffic services on October 1, 2020. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and the airport improvement program. The bill extends the authorization for airport development at Midway Island Airport. The Department of Transportation (DOT): shall carry out an environmental mitigation pilot grant program for sponsors of public-use airports; and may make grants to such sponsors for environmental mitigation projects to reduce or mitigate aviation impacts on noise, air quality, or water quality at the airport or within five miles of the airport. DOT shall establish a Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. The FAA must establish: the FAA Task Force on Flight Standards Reform, a Regulatory Consistency Communications Board, a safety workforce training strategy, and minimum dimensions for passenger seats on aircraft operated by air carriers. The FAA must also issue an order requiring the installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on aircraft manufactured for delivery to a passenger air carrier in the United States. DOT shall take appropriate actions to promote U.S. aerospace standards, products, and services abroad. DOT shall modify regulations regarding flight duty limitations and rest requirements to ensure that: (1) a flight attendant scheduled for a duty period of 14 hours or less is given a scheduled rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours, and (2) the rest period is not reduced under any circumstances. The bill prescribes certain requirements for improving passenger air service. The bill also reauthorizes the essential air service program and the small community air service development program. DOT shall: develop a comprehensive plan to accelerate the integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems (drones) into the national airspace system, establish a regional air transportation pilot program to provide operating assistance and grants to provide and maintain air service to communities not receiving sufficient air service, require each air carrier to submit for approval a one-page document that accurately describes the rights of passengers in air transportation, require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service standards, and establish a remote air traffic control tower pilot program for rural or small communities. Each air carrier must submit to the FAA an Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plan related to the customer service agents of the air carrier. The FAA shall review its strategic aviation cybersecurity plan.

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Timeline
Jun 22, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 25.
Jun 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 6, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.
Sep 6, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-296.
  • June 22, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 22, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • June 23, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.


  • June 27, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 25.


  • June 27, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • September 6, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.


  • September 6, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-296.

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21st Century AIRR Act

USA115th CongressHR-2997| House 
| Updated: 9/6/2017
21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act or the 21st Century AIRR Act This bill reauthorizes and modifies Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. It also establishes the American Air Navigation Services Corporation as a federally chartered, not-for-profit corporation to assume operational control of FAA air traffic services on October 1, 2020. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and the airport improvement program. The bill extends the authorization for airport development at Midway Island Airport. The Department of Transportation (DOT): shall carry out an environmental mitigation pilot grant program for sponsors of public-use airports; and may make grants to such sponsors for environmental mitigation projects to reduce or mitigate aviation impacts on noise, air quality, or water quality at the airport or within five miles of the airport. DOT shall establish a Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. The FAA must establish: the FAA Task Force on Flight Standards Reform, a Regulatory Consistency Communications Board, a safety workforce training strategy, and minimum dimensions for passenger seats on aircraft operated by air carriers. The FAA must also issue an order requiring the installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on aircraft manufactured for delivery to a passenger air carrier in the United States. DOT shall take appropriate actions to promote U.S. aerospace standards, products, and services abroad. DOT shall modify regulations regarding flight duty limitations and rest requirements to ensure that: (1) a flight attendant scheduled for a duty period of 14 hours or less is given a scheduled rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours, and (2) the rest period is not reduced under any circumstances. The bill prescribes certain requirements for improving passenger air service. The bill also reauthorizes the essential air service program and the small community air service development program. DOT shall: develop a comprehensive plan to accelerate the integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems (drones) into the national airspace system, establish a regional air transportation pilot program to provide operating assistance and grants to provide and maintain air service to communities not receiving sufficient air service, require each air carrier to submit for approval a one-page document that accurately describes the rights of passengers in air transportation, require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service standards, and establish a remote air traffic control tower pilot program for rural or small communities. Each air carrier must submit to the FAA an Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plan related to the customer service agents of the air carrier. The FAA shall review its strategic aviation cybersecurity plan.

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Timeline
Jun 22, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 25.
Jun 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 6, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.
Sep 6, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-296.
  • June 22, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 22, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • June 23, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.


  • June 27, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 25.


  • June 27, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • September 6, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.


  • September 6, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-296.
Bill Shuster

Bill Shuster

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (22)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)John J. Faso (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Mark Sanford (Republican)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Paul Mitchell (Independent)Don Bacon (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Rodney Davis (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Rob Woodall (Republican)Jason Lewis (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)Jeff Denham (Republican)John J. Duncan (Republican)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

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  • HR 115-2485: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft.
  • HR 115-1386: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to assess the operational benefits of remote air traffic control towers, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2150: To ensure that permits issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007 do not undermine labor rights or standards, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2962: To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4445: To require air carriers to create and make available a concise document regarding air passenger rights.
  • S 115-1424: A bill to apply the provisions of title 5, United States Code, related to veterans' preference to the Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-276: To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa.
  • S 115-2348: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service to American Samoa.
  • S 115-1167: A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAmerican SamoaAviation and airportsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer affairsDepartment of TransportationDisability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careEndangered and threatened speciesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth technology, devices, suppliesInternational organizations and cooperationLabor standardsLand transfersLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMarketing and advertisingMarshall IslandsMicronesiaMinority and disadvantaged businessesMotor fuelsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNoise pollutionPalauPerformance measurementPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementRight of privacyRoads and highwaysRural conditions and developmentScience and engineering educationSolid waste and recyclingTelephone and wireless communicationTransportation employeesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityUser charges and feesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVirginiaWar and emergency powersWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's healthWorker safety and health