HR 8289 Published – Short Term FAA Extension

The Congress.gov web site has now published the version of HR 8289, the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part II, that was passed in the House on Wednesday. This is the same version, no amendments were made, that subsequently passed in the Senate.

This is a clean, short-term extension. It adds seven days to the existing expiration dates for a wide variety (see §102 for example) of FAA related programs. Provisions that were scheduled to expire today, will now expire on May 17^th; those that were set to expire on Saturday, will now expire on May 18^th, 2024.

The House is currently scheduled to take up the Senate’s amendment to HR 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, on Tuesday under the suspension of the rules process. There are 13 other bills also scheduled to be considered on Tuesday, so it may end up being Wednesday before an actual vote is held on the Senate version of the legislation. Still, this should provide more than enough time for the bill to make its way to the White House for signature while keeping the FAA operating.