Regulations and Government
Senate Lawmakers Express Opposition to Independent ATC
Senate Appropriations Committee members said they would reject measures to put parts of FAA on "funding autopilot."

Showing a further divide on Capitol Hill over whether to create an independent air traffic control organization, Senate appropriators stated they are against any proposal exempting ATC from the federal budget proposal. In the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2016 transportation appropriations bill, Senate Appropriations Committee members said they disagree with arguments “that the public is served by exempting any part of the FAA from annual congressional oversight” and added they “would therefore oppose legislation to put the FAA or parts of the FAA on funding autopilot.” The committee yesterday approved the bill by a 20-10 vote.


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