US Congress Senate Bill 1407 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modifies regulations for pilots within the aviation sector. Specifically, the bill sets forth definitions for the terms "common carrier" and "personal operator;" and directs the Department of Transportation to issue regulations authorizing (1) a pilot who wants to share aircraft operating expenses to communicate with the public regarding an aircraft flight; and (2) a pilot who has a private pilot certificate to receive compensation for flying persons or property, and not be subject to certain common carrier or commercial airliner regulations as long as the private pilot flies an aircraft with eight or fewer seats.

Aviation Empowerment Act

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1407/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1407/BILLS-116s1407is.pdf