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S 2458 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021

Introduced: July 22, 2021 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 22, 2021
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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 22, 2021

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2458: Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2458/
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"S. 2458: Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2458/.
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S. 2458, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2458/.
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