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House Bill Would Protect FAA from Government Shutdown

House T&I Committee chair DeFazio and aviation subcommittee chair Larsen reintroduced a measure to enable the FAA to keep operating during govt shutdowns.

A recently introduced House bill would protect FAA programs, and personnel, the bill managers say, avoiding a repeat of the historic 35-day federal government shutdown in 2018 and 2019 that led to the furlough of about 17,000 agency employees, accounting for approximately 40 percent of the agency. (Photo: Kerry Lynch/AIN)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

June 23, 2021

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have reintroduced a measure to shield the FAA from the effects of federal government shutdowns. Offered by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), aviation subcommittee chairman Rick Larsen (D-Washington), and Reps. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania), the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 would enable the FAA to continue to draw from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) and maintain operations for up to 30 days without congressional action should the federal government shut down due to a budget lapse.

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