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H.R. 10318 118th Congress House

Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the use of physical or digital copies of certain certificates for certain Federal Aviation Administration inspections, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 6, 2024 Introduced by: Tim Burchett Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Latest action December 6, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act

This bill allows a pilot to present a digital copy of certain certificates (e.g., an airman certificate or a medical certificate) when required to present such documentation by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector or other official.

Under current FAA regulations, a pilot must present for inspection a physical copy of an airman certificate and other paperwork upon a request from the FAA; a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer; or an authorized representative of the Transportation Security Administration or the National Transportation Safety Board. This bill allows a pilot to present a certificate such as an airman certificate or a medical certificate as (1) a physical, original copy; or (2) a digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform.

The FAA must update current regulations to implement this change.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10318: Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10318/
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"H.R. 10318: Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10318/.
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H.R. 10318, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10318/.
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