Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill aims to restrict the Federal Aviation Administration's ability to conduct significant workforce reductions after a serious incident. It amends title 49 of the United States Code to prevent the FAA Administrator from carrying out a mass layoff of employees within a 1-year period following a major aviation accident . An exception allows for such a layoff if the Administrator first notifies Congress, detailing the number and type of employees affected. Congress then has 60 days to enact a joint resolution approving the proposed mass layoff, after which it may proceed. The legislation defines a mass layoff as a reduction in force resulting in the termination of 10 or more FAA employees at a single site, or 250 or more employees across the administration, within any 90-day period. This calculation includes remote employees associated with a site. A major aviation accident is specified as an aircraft accident involving a fatal aviation injury, where a fatal aviation injury means a death occurring within 30 days of the accident.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Transportation and Public Works
Don't Cut FAA Workers Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-2431| House
| Updated: 3/27/2025
This bill aims to restrict the Federal Aviation Administration's ability to conduct significant workforce reductions after a serious incident. It amends title 49 of the United States Code to prevent the FAA Administrator from carrying out a mass layoff of employees within a 1-year period following a major aviation accident . An exception allows for such a layoff if the Administrator first notifies Congress, detailing the number and type of employees affected. Congress then has 60 days to enact a joint resolution approving the proposed mass layoff, after which it may proceed. The legislation defines a mass layoff as a reduction in force resulting in the termination of 10 or more FAA employees at a single site, or 250 or more employees across the administration, within any 90-day period. This calculation includes remote employees associated with a site. A major aviation accident is specified as an aircraft accident involving a fatal aviation injury, where a fatal aviation injury means a death occurring within 30 days of the accident.