The House overwhelmingly passed a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for the next five years on Thursday, sending the bill to the Senate with a little over two months until the current authorization expires.
The House’s version of the legislation includes a number of changes that could affect air travel for passengers. It would address an air traffic controller shortage, provide funding to upgrade, invest in the agency’s technology, and more. The bill also reauthorizes the National Transportation Safety Board through fiscal 2028.The final tally was 351 to 69.
At issue was the perimeter rule, which limits the number of flights that travel more than 1,250 miles from DCA. Both Reagan and Dulles International Airport are owned by the federal government, which means Congress has the power to decide how they operate. The House also approved a bipartisan amendment that would keep current standards for pilot training the same after blocking a proposed change floated by Rep. Sam Graves , the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The FAA reauthorization comes as travel has picked up steadily every year since the pandemic, with a strained and shrinking air traffic controller workforce, and amid thousands of recent flight delays or cancellations due to extreme weather. “This legislation addresses many of the concerns we hear from the flying public every day,” said Rep. Garret Graves , chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Aviation.
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