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S 3785 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Department of Transportation Federal officials Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the restriction on veterans concurrently serving in the Offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation…

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A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the restriction on veterans concurrently serving in the Offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Introduced: March 8, 2022 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2022
Held at the desk.
Apr 11, 2022
Received in the House.
Apr 8, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 7, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2082; text: CR S2082)
Apr 7, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2082; text: CR S2082)
Mar 31, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 31, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
Mar 22, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill eliminates the restriction that prohibits a retired or former regular officer of the Armed Forces from serving as the Deputy Administration of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) if the current FAA Administrator is also a former regular officer of the Armed Forces.

What's happening now April 11, 2022

Held at the desk.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 4, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3785: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the restriction on veterans concurrently serving in the Offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3785/
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"S. 3785: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the restriction on veterans concurrently serving in the Offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3785/.
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S. 3785, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3785/.
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[S. 3785: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the restriction on veterans concurrently serving in the Offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3785/)
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