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H.R. 5119 116th Congress House

Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.
Jul 29, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-462.
Nov 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 19.
Nov 20, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 20, 2019
Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
Nov 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 29, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act

This bill addresses safety standards related to foreign aircraft repair stations.

Among other things, the bill

  • requires that all foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to at least one unannounced safety inspection each year;
  • requires air carriers to submit monthly reports to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alternations of an aircraft;
  • sets forth minimum qualifications for mechanics and others working on U.S. registered aircraft at foreign repair stations; and
  • establishes a moratorium on FAA certification of new foreign aircraft repair stations if certain regulations are not implemented within one year.
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10 Republican 3
D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 12, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jan 24, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Nov 22, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Nov 19, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 18, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 15, 2019
Katko, John
· Nov 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Nov 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5119: Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5119/
MLA
"H.R. 5119: Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5119/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5119, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5119/.
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[H.R. 5119: Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5119/)
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