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HR 4645 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021

Introduced: July 12, 2022 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021

This bill deems that individuals who provide flight instruction or testing (including phased testing of experimental aircraft) are not operating an aircraft carrying persons or property for hire. Under current law, individuals must generally obtain a regulatory exemption or other authority to deviate from regulatory requirements to provide compensated flight training or testing.


What's happening now July 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2458 Related bill Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 10
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jul 12, 2022
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 12, 2022
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Oct 21, 2021
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Oct 15, 2021
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Sep 24, 2021
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 22, 2021
 R
Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Sep 10, 2021
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Aug 24, 2021
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Aug 24, 2021
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Aug 24, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Aug 24, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4645: Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4645/
MLA
"H.R. 4645: Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4645/.
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H.R. 4645, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4645/.
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