Review - Senate Continued Consideration of HR 3935 – FAA Reauthorization – 5-7-24

Yesterday, the Senate continued consideration of HR 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. The tabled consideration of SA 1292 (the substitute language from September that I discussed Friday. Subsequently the Senate began consideration of a modified version of SA 1911, the substitute language proposed by Sen Cantrell (D,WA). A motion to close debate on SA 1911 was filed with a vote scheduled for Thursday.

Because it is unlikely that the HR 3935 will make it to the President’s desk before midnight Friday (it will have to go back to the House for consideration of the Senate amended version), this evening the House took up HR 8289 (introduced today), a “bill to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes." While I have not yet seen the language of the bill, this is almost certainly a short-term extension of the current FAA authorization. The House considered the bill under the suspension of the rules process and passed it by a vote of 385 to 19. The Senate will likely take that legislation up tomorrow or Friday.

Moving Forward

The Senate continued consideration today. More on that tomorrow.

 

For more information on yesterday's consideration of the bill, including changes to the substitute language, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/senate-continued-consideration-of - subscription required.