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S 1256 118th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act

Introduced: April 25, 2023 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act

This bill addresses safety standards related to foreign aircraft repair stations.

Specifically, the bill requires that all foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to at least one unannounced safety inspection each year.

Further, mechanics and others working on U.S. registered aircraft at foreign repair stations are required to meet certain minimum certification or licensing standards.

Air carriers must submit annual reports to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with respect to heavy maintenance work on aircraft (including on-wing aircraft engines) performed outside the United States.

The bill also prohibits FAA officials from traveling internationally if a previously mandated final rule on drug and alcohol testing of employees at repair stations has not been published, with specified exceptions. In addition, the bill requires the FAA to initiate rulemaking to require certain employees of foreign repair stations to undergo security threat assessments.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1939 Related bill FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
  • HR 3935 Related bill FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
  • HR 1716 Related bill Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 26, 2023
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1256: Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1256/
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"S. 1256: Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1256/.
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S. 1256, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1256/.
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