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Fairness for Pilots Act

Introduced: April 20, 2017 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 20, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Pilots Act

This bill amends the Pilot's Bill of Rights to revise the authorization for appeal to a federal court by a substantially affected individual from a decision of the National Transportation Safety Board to uphold an adverse Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) order or final decision. The bill specifies the suspension or revocation of an airman certificate as the punitive civil action which may be appealed.

A U.S. district court shall review de novo an FAA denial, suspension, or revocation of an airman certificate.

The bill prescribes requirements for FAA reexamination of airmen certificates where there are reasonable grounds to question an airman's lack of competence or believe a certificate was obtained through fraud.

The FAA may not take enforcement action against an individual for violation of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) regarding airspace system information until the FAA certifies its compliance with certain NOTAM Improvement Program requirements.

The FAA, upon receiving a request for a covered flight record of air traffic data not in its possession, shall request the record from a FAA contract tower or other FAA contractor possessing it.

The FAA shall revise certain regulations for FAA administrative disposition of a case under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 or the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize the FAA legal counsel to close covered enforcement actions with a warning notice, letter of correction, or other administrative action.

What's happening now April 21, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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