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Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019

Introduced: December 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Dec 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish requirements for issuing aviation maintenance technician school certificates and associated ratings.

Among other requirements, the bill

  • sets forth application requirements for a certificate to operate an aviation maintenance technician school, including that applications must include a description of the manner in which the school's curriculum will ensure students are capable of attaining a mechanic certificate and associated ratings;
  • establishes facility and instructor requirements for each school;
  • directs each school to establish and maintain a quality control system that provides procedures for recordkeeping, assessment, issuing credit for experience, issuing of final course grades, ensuring sufficient number of instructors, granting of graduation documentation, and corrective action for addressing deficiencies; and
  • requires schools to maintain a pass rate of at least 70% for students who take the written, oral, or practical (or any combination thereof) FAA mechanic tests.
What's happening now December 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3043 Identical bill Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 4 Republican 8
R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 16, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 14, 2020
Gallagher, Mike
· Sep 14, 2020
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Aug 18, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Aug 11, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Aug 11, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 21, 2020
Stewart, Chris
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Feb 5, 2020
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Feb 5, 2020
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jan 16, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 18, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Dec 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5427: Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5427/
MLA
"H.R. 5427: Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5427/.
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H.R. 5427, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5427/.
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[H.R. 5427: Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5427/)
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