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Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act of 2019

Introduced: May 6, 2019 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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May 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 6, 2019
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Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act of 2019

This bill revises the hiring process for air traffic control specialists.

Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to

  • give preferential consideration to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller training and veterans,
  • consider for the interview stage of the hiring process candidates who score at or above the passing score on the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (AT-SA) and meet minimum qualifications established by the FAA, and
  • revise the AT-SA to ensure that all questions are supported by a peer reviewed job analysis and that it does not incorporate any biographical questionnaire or other questions of a biographical nature.
What's happening now May 6, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1322: Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1322/
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"S. 1322: Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1322/.
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S. 1322, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1322/.
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