Senate Bill 1407
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Aviation Empowerment Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 9, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1407
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Aviation Empowerment Act
This bill 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.
May 9, 2019
05/09/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/09/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:21:47 PM