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H.R. 1386 115th Congress House

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.

Introduced: March 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airportsTransportation programs funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a five-year pilot program under which DOT shall install, operate, and assess the operational benefits of remote air traffic control towers at public-use airports.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
  • HR 2997 21st Century AIRR Act
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1386/
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"H.R. 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1386/.
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H.R. 1386, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1386/.
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[H.R. 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1386/)
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