Tim Burchett (R-TN)
Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This Act, known as the "Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act," aims to amend title 49 of the United States Code. It seeks to authorize the use of both physical and digital copies of certain certificates for Federal Aviation Administration inspections. Specifically, it allows individuals to present certificates in various formats. The bill requires the Administrator of the FAA to issue a final rule to update existing regulations by November 30, 2028.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Flexibility in Certificate Presentation: Individuals issued a certificate, including medical certificates, can now present them via a digital certificate stored on an electronic device or a cloud-based system (Section 2(a)). This provides more options than just a physical paper certificate.
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Modernized Verification: The bill allows for digital certificates to be used in areas with sufficient connectivity through cloud-based systems, provided they meet authentication and verification requirements (Section 2(a)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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No significant interests or groups are affected by this bill.
- 3/25/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 3/24/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2660)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2247.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2660-2661)
- Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 3/16/2026
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-551.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
- 1/21/2026
- Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 3/21/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Tracey MannRepublican · Kansas