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HR 2247 · in committee · niche

Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act

What this bill does

  • Pilots can show digital copies of airman and medical certificates instead of physical originals when asked by FAA inspectors.
  • Commercial and private pilots are affected by this change to certificate presentation requirements.
  • The FAA must update its regulations to allow digital certificate verification without new funding or implementation deadlines.

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  1. 01

    How might allowing digital airman certificates reduce compliance burdens for pilots compared to carrying physical documents?

  2. 02

    What verification systems would the FAA need to implement to prevent fraudulent or altered digital certificates?

  3. 03

    Could digital certificate acceptance create different standards across FAA inspectors, and how should the agency address consistency?

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Sponsor · R-TN-2

Tim Burchett

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-25 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2660)

  4. 2026-03-24 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2247.

  6. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2660-2661)

  7. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-03-16 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.

  9. 2026-03-16 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-551.

  10. 2026-03-16 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-551.

  11. 2026-01-21 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  12. 2026-01-21 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2026-01-21 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged

  14. 2025-03-21 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

  15. 2025-03-21 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  16. 2025-03-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-03-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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