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General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015

Introduced: February 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 25, 2015
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue or revise FAA medical certification regulations to ensure that an individual may operate as a pilot of a covered aircraft without regard to any medical certification or proof of health requirement otherwise applicable under federal law if the flight meets certain criteria and the individual: (1) possesses a valid state driver's license, (2) complies with applicable medical requirements associated with that license, (3) is transporting five or fewer passengers, and (4) is operating under visual or instrument flight rules.

Defines "covered aircraft" as an aircraft that: (1) is not authorized under federal law to carry more than six occupants, and (2) has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of no more than 6,000 pounds.

Prohibits the Administrator from taking enforcement action against a pilot of a covered aircraft for not holding a valid third-class medical certificate if the pilot and the flight meets such requirements, unless the Administrator has published final regulations in the Federal Register.

What's happening now February 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 571 Related bill Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
  • HR 1062 Related bill Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
  • S 2658 Related bill Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
  • S 2943 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
  • S 573 Identical bill General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Republican 20
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Oct 26, 2015
Hurd, Will
· Sep 16, 2015
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 9, 2015
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jul 28, 2015
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 21, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 15, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2015
Brat, Dave
· Jun 24, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 24, 2015
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 12, 2015
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · May 12, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2015
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Apr 28, 2015
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Apr 21, 2015
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Apr 15, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 24, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 18, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 16, 2015
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Mar 16, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 2, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Feb 27, 2015
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1086: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1086/
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"H.R. 1086: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1086/.
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H.R. 1086, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1086/.
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