Regulations and Government
House Passes Third FAA Extension
Under the House-approved measure, lawmakers would have until May 10 to complete a long-term FAA bill
U.S. Capitol

The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday voted 410 to 19 to further extend the deadline for passing a comprehensive FAA reauthorization bill to May 10. Expected to pass the Senate as well, the stopgap measure would mark the third such short-term extension of the FAA’s authorization since September as lawmakers work on a long-term bill.

Under the second extension approved in December, lawmakers faced a March 8 deadline to complete work on the FAA bill. The House passed its version of the long-term reauthorization bill in July, but the Senate’s version had stalled over issues such as the age-65 mandatory retirement age and the 1,500-hour requirement for Part 121 pilots.

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