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Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)

Safe Flights for Passengers and Flight Crews Act

H.R. 7501 · House bill Transportation and Public Works

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Safe Flights for Passengers and Flight Crews Act," directs the FAA Administrator to change how certain charter operations are regulated. It targets passenger-carrying scheduled charter operations that use aircraft with more than 9 passenger seats. These operations would no longer be eligible for on-demand eligibility under part 380 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Instead, they would be regulated as domestic or flag operations under part 121. The new requirements are set to take effect 90 days after the bill is enacted.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill mandates the FAA Administrator to implement stricter federal aviation regulations for specific charter operations.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Charter operators with aircraft of more than 9 seats face more stringent and costly regulatory oversight under part 121.

  • Scored -4

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill imposes stricter part 121 regulatory requirements on charter operations using aircraft with more than 9 seats, which increases operational costs for these businesses.