Regulations and Government
FAA Bill Overwhelmingly Passes Senate
Senate voted 88 to 4 in favor of reauthorizing the FAA
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The FAA bill took a key step toward passage with the Senate approval. © Pixabay

The comprehensive FAA reauthorization bill, H.R.3935, took a major step forward yesterday when the Senate approved the bill by an 88-4 vote.

However, the Senate also agreed to a short-term extension of the FAA’s authorization, until May 17, to give the House time to pass the comprehensive bill. The FAA had been operating under an extension that had been set to expire today but the Senate action came too late for the House to act before it took a brief recess.

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