Regulations and Government
House, Senate Strike Accord on Long-term FAA Bill
House, Senate on track to vote before FAA authorization expires on May 10
U.S. Capitol Building (Photo: Bill Carey)
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House and Senate lawmakers have reached an agreement on a comprehensive five-year FAA reauthorization bill and appear poised to pass it before the latest extension of the FAA’s operating authority expires on May 10. Unveiled today, the 1,069-page bill also would reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board through fiscal year 2028 and continue the aviation excise taxes without change through the reauthorization periods.

The agreement comes seven months after the term of the last five-year reauthorization bill was complete and follows three short-term extensions. However, in reauthorization cycles, that is relatively expeditious—the 2018 bill required six extensions.