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S. 1292 118th Congress Senate

Flight Education Access Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the Federal student loan limits for students in flight education and training programs.

Introduced: April 26, 2023 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Apr 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Latest action April 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Flight Education Access Act

This bill increases federal student loan limits for students in undergraduate flight education and training programs. It also establishes a grant program to support the education of future pilots and to diversify the pilot training workforce.

Specifically, the bill increases the maximum aggregate amount of Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans to $111,000 for dependent students and $137,500 for independent students. It also increases the maximum aggregate amount of Federal Direct Stafford Loans to $65,000.

The bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to collect data and annually calculate the completion rate of each undergraduate flight education and training program at each eligible institution.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to (1) examine and review the implementation of this bill, (2) develop recommendations for ED on any changes to improve the bill's implementation, and (3) submit a report to Congress on its findings and recommendations.

The bill directs ED to award grants to eligible partnerships to (1) support the education of future airline and commercial pilots, (2) diversify the pilot training workforce, and (3) generate interest and support for a career as an airline and commercial pilot. An eligible partnership is a collaboration between at least one workforce partner (e.g., a labor organization representing aircraft pilots or an entity that employs pilots) and at least one educational partner (e.g., a local or state educational agency).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2874 Identical bill Flight Education Access Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 9

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • LODESTONE DC
    for REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION
    for AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2024 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • LODESTONE DC
    for REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
    for UNITED AIRLINES INC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • LODESTONE DC
    for REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • LODESTONE DC
    for REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Apr 26, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1292: Flight Education Access Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1292/
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"S. 1292: Flight Education Access Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1292/.
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S. 1292, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1292/.
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