H.R. 3935 – Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act

Agreed to by Recorded Vote

Langworthy #10 – Strikes Sec. 546 to maintain current training requirements for a person who is applying for an airline transport certificate with an airplane category and class rating AGREED TO 243-191
Fitzpatrick #29 – Requires the FAA to implement recommendations from a rulemaking committee on retrofitting commercial aircraft with secondary barriers to protect pilots from potential threats in flight AGREED TO 392-41
Huizenga #44 – Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prioritize limited civilian grant funding under the Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Pilot Program for entities that collaborate with the DOD or National Guard and are already eligible for existing DOD funds AGREED TO 220-215
Kean #50 – Requires the Secretary of Transportation to limit the types of events that are directly attributable to airline-reported delays AGREED TO 240-195
Obernolte #68 – Narrows the types of unleaded fuels that airports are required to provide under the bill AGREED TO 229-205
En Bloc #4 (Manning #60, Manning #61, Quigley #85, Rouzer #87, Rouzer #88, Ruiz #89, Scott, David #90, Self #91, Sherrill #92, Steil #93, Thompson (PA) #94, Williams (NY) #99, Yakym #100, Smith (NJ) #101, Boebert #102, Boebert #103, Beyer #104) AGREED TO 384-57

Failed by Recorded Vote

Feenstra #27 – Lowers the bar for safety by exempting non-hub airports from the requirement to have at least one individual who maintains basic emergency medical technician (EMT) certification during air carrier operations, which could delay medical attention for passengers who experience in flight emergencies FAILED 203-231
Gosar #33 – Requires the FAA to factor in the economics of commercial air tours over National Parks when creating National Park air tour management plans, which were intended to mitigate noise and environmental impacts over National Parks FAILED 193-236
Miller (IL)/Greene #35 – Requires the Inspector General to investigate whether the FAA’s decision to increase the acceptable EKG range for pilots was based on scientific data or ulterior motives FAILED 177-258
Miller (IL)/Greene #36 – Requires the FAA to force airlines to re-hire pilots who were fired or forced to resign because of vaccine mandates FAILED 141-294
Issa #47 – Requires the FAA Administrator to make an individual assessment of aviation safety bulletins (called Notices to Air Missions, or NOTAMs) issued by agencies outside the FAA, which would further disrupt the NOTAM system and slow down the process of getting safety information to pilots who need it FAILED 214-219
Jackson (TX) #48 – Requires the FAA to restrict drone flights over concentrated animal feeding operations and eligible meat and food processing facilities in a potential attempt to shield the activities of such facilities from external observation, which would slow down the implementation of other safety and security related drone flight restrictions FAILED 211-224
McClintock #62 – Strikes authorization for the Essential Air Service FAILED 49-386
Miller (IL) #64 – Requires the FAA to turn over the Secretary of Transportation’s flight records for the last three years FAILED 216-219
Miller (IL) #65 – Restricts funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion officials or training FAILED 181-254
Ogles #69 – Limits the scope of the FAA’s “BEYOND” Drone Program, which is focused on enabling advanced drone operations, to exclude the social benefits and impacts and only consider economic factors FAILED 191-244
Ogles #70 – Clarifies that a study of turbulence should include a focus on weather conditions rather than climate change since weather is the proximate cause FAILED 206-227
Owens #71 – This amendment adds 7 new roundtrip in-and-beyond perimeter slots to DCA split between the 7 airlines servicing the airport FAILED 205-229
Perry #73 – Strikes a section requiring the FAA to consider new entrant technology like electric and hydrogen propulsion aircraft from its Continuous Lower Energy Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) program FAILED 127-308
Perry #74 – Reduces Airport Improvement Program funding, the FAA’s operations and maintenance budget, and the FAA’s research and development budget FAILED 52-381
Perry #75 – Strikes vertiport from the AIP definitions section FAILED 45-387
Perry #76 – Strikes sections 206 and 207 relating to N number restrictions FAILED 64-329
Perry #77 – Strikes the telework provisions in the underlying bill and applies the SHOW UP Act (HR 139) telework restrictions to the FAA FAILED 195-226

Agreed to by Voice Vote

Graves (MO) #1 - Makes technical, conforming, and clarifying changes throughout the bill. Further, it incorporates new provisions and revisions based on amendments offered and withdrawn at the Transportation Committee's markup
En Bloc #1 (Bean #2, Brown #5, Cammack #8, Carbajal #9, Case #11, Case #12, Castro #13, Ciscomani #14, Ciscomani #15, Cloud #16, Davids #17, DelBene #18, Deluzio #19, DeSaulnier #20, Donalds #21, Donalds #22, Eshoo #24, Espaillat #25)
En Bloc #2 (Feenstra #26, Fitzpatrick #28, Garcia, Robert #30, Gonzalez-Colon #31, Gooden #32, Gottheimer #34, Hageman #37, Hageman #38, Hageman #39, Higgins (LA) #40, Hill #41, Houlahan #42, Hoyle #43, Huizenga #45, Johnson (SD) #49, Kean #51, Kilmer #52, Lee (NV) #55, Lynch #57, Lynch #58)
En Bloc #3 (Lawler #54, Lucas #56, Magaziner #59, Meng #63, Neguse #66, Peltola #72, Pettersen #78, Pettersen #79, Pettersen #80, Pettersen #81, Pfluger #82, Porter #83, Pressley #84, Rose #86, Van Drew #95, Westerman #96, Westerman #97)
Donalds #23 – Directs the FAA Secretary to consult with Part 141 flight schools and industry stakeholders to establish an apprenticeship program to bolster the qualified pilot pipeline
LaMalfa #53 – Requires the FAA to promulgate a rule which will allow for restricted category aircraft performing a wildfire suppression operation to transport firefighters to and from the site of a wildfire if those firefighters are performing ground wildfire suppression
Obernolte #67 – Requires the FAA to implement an accountability system that ensures students can schedule an airman practical test in no more than fourteen (14) calendar days after the test is requested

Not Offered

Brecheen #3 – Tasks the National Academy of Sciences with only studying the cybersecurity workforce and coming up with recommendations to increase its size and quality, not increase the force’s diversity
Brecheen #4 – Prohibits funding for the Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and the Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Buchanan #6 – Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study into raising the retirement age of air traffic controllers
Burgess #7 – Allows the use of electronic shipping papers for air transportation of dangerous goods.
Huizenga #46 – Allows volunteer pilot organizations to reimburse a volunteer pilot for certain aircraft operating expenses incurred by the pilot when making a charitable flight in support of the volunteer pilot organization's mission
Wexton #98 – Directs the FAA, in collaboration with the exclusive bargaining representative of air traffic controllers, to develop and submit to Congress a plan to test and evaluate space-based ADS-B technology within U.S. airspace or international airspace delegated to the U.S. for air traffic control, air traffic flow management, search and rescue, and accident investigation