As Deadline Approaches, Senate Votes to Begin Work on FAA Reauthorization Bill

Published on May 2, 2024

The U.S. Senate held a second procedural vote on May 2 regarding the five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill as the May 10 deadline quickly approaches. After more than two hours of voting, the motion to proceed with consideration of the bill and to begin work on advancing the bipartisan legislation passed 81–10. Previously, on May 1, the Senate voted 89–10 to invoke cloture, which limits debate and calls for immediate voting, on the bipartisan $105 billion bill.  The question of adding five daily roundtrip, long-distance flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) remains one of the bill’s most controversial portions. After a runway collision almost occurred on April 18, several lawmakers, including Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), are concerned with additional traffic....

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