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A bill to establish age limitations for airmen.

Introduced: February 15, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 383.
May 22, 2002
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 107-154. Additional views filed.
Mar 15, 2001
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Mar 13, 2001
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-1063.
Feb 15, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1502)
Feb 15, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1502)
Feb 15, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prohibits an air carrier from using the services of a person as a pilot who is 63 years or older (currently, a pilot cannot be 60 years or older).

Provides that this Act does not change the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration to take steps to ensure the safety of air transportation operations involving a pilot who has reached the age of 60, including its authority to require the pilot to undergo additional or more stringent medical, cognitive, or proficiency testing in order to retain certification or to establish crew pairing standards for crews with the pilot.

What's happening now May 22, 2002

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 383.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 6, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 361: A bill to establish age limitations for airmen.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-361/
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