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S. 2675 118th Congress Senate

Backcountry Aviation Protection Act

Official title: A bill to clarify minimum altitudes for go-arounds, inspection passes, practice approaches, and qualified instrument approaches, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 26, 2024 Introduced by: Ted Budd Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 27, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Backcountry Aviation Protection Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to revise regulations to allow a properly qualified pilot operating an aircraft to conduct a go-around, an inspection pass, a practice approach, or a qualified instrument approach without regard to minimum safe altitude standards. Under current regulations, a person may not operate an aircraft below certain minimum safe altitudes except when necessary for takeoff or landing. The regulation does not include exceptions for situations such as a go-around (i.e., an aborted landing) or a practice approach.

Beginning one year after the bill's enactment, if the FAA has not published final regulations as required by the bill, the FAA may not take an enforcement action against a person related to a go-around, inspection pass, or practice approach.

Under the bill, the FAA has the burden of proof with respect to enforcement actions to prove each element of the offense and the inapplicability of each exception to the offense.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7660 Backcountry Aviation Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Lobbying activity 6

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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 26, 2024
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Feb 26, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2675: Backcountry Aviation Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2675/
MLA
"S. 2675: Backcountry Aviation Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2675/.
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S. 2675, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2675/.
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[S. 2675: Backcountry Aviation Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2675/)
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