The House of Representatives on July 20 voted 351–69 to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization act, updating the government agency’s parameters for the next five years.
In a July 19 statement by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-La.), the lawmakers outlined the importance of H.R. 3935.
The bill, also known as the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, is a bipartisan measure to reauthorize the FAA and the nation’s aviation safety and infrastructure programs.
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), chairs the Aviation Subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 19, 2023. (Janice Hisle/The Epoch Times via screenshot of live video)
“This legislation takes important steps to ensure continuity and consistency within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),” Mr. Garret Graves said. “It makes fundamental organizational changes by updating a 1970s organizational structure for the needs of today and tomorrow alike.”…