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ATC Hiring Reform Act of 2019

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Dec 5, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Dec 5, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-169.
Jul 24, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ATC Hiring Reform Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give preferential consideration to employment applications of air traffic control specialists (1) who have completed air traffic controller training and graduated from an institution participating in the Collegiate Training Initiative program, or (2) who are veterans.

The bill also requires (1) the FAA to submit semi-annual reports to Congress on the hiring and training of air traffic controllers, (2) the FAA to give preferential consideration to applicants who gained air traffic control experience at a National Guard facility, and (3) the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation to conduct a review that assesses the assumptions and methodologies used by the FAA in developing the air traffic controller pre-employment test.

What's happening now December 5, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 31, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Jun 25, 2019
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 15, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 2, 2019
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1148: ATC Hiring Reform Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1148/
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"S. 1148: ATC Hiring Reform Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1148/.
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S. 1148, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1148/.
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