US Congress Senate Bill 1148 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give preferential consideration to employment applications of air traffic control specialists (1) who have completed air traffic controller training and graduated from an institution participating in the Collegiate Training Initiative program, or (2) who are veterans. The bill also requires (1) the FAA to submit semi-annual reports to Congress on the hiring and training of air traffic controllers, (2) the FAA to give preferential consideration to applicants who gained air traffic control experience at a National Guard facility, and (3) the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation to conduct a review that assesses the assumptions and methodologies used by the FAA in developing the air traffic controller pre-employment test.

ATC Hiring Reform Act of 2019

Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
2019-12-05	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-169.
2019-07-24	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
2019-04-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1148/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1148/BILLS-116s1148is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1148/BILLS-116s1148rs.pdf