Senate Bill 2198
116th Congress(2019-2020)
PLANE Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 22, 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
2198
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
Promoting the Launch of Aviation's Next Era Act of 2019 or the PLANE Act of 2019
This bill revises provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including provisions for air traffic controllers and protections for the aviation community.
Among other things, the bill
- expands pilot protection to include that pilot facing an investigation by the FAA can appeal to a federal district court for de novo review,
- establishes a five-year public-private partnership for general aviation airports to attract private sector investments,
- designates certain general aviation airports as disaster relief airports,
- directs employees and staff of the FAA Academy responsible for training air traffic controllers to remain open during a government shutdown,
- provides practical experience for trainee air traffic control operators, and
- requires that all tax receipts from aviation fuel sources are deposited in the Airport and Airways Trust Fund.
July 22, 2019
07/22/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
07/22/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:30 PM