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H.R. 2618House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Federal Aviation Administration Engagement and Transparency Act

Sponsored by Katie PorterRep. Katie Porter (D-CA)
Introduced April 13, 2023

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The Federal Aviation Administration Engagement and Transparency Act directs the Government Accountability Office to examine how promptly the FAA Administrator answers information requests from members of Congress, and it adds a requirement for the FAA to give an annual briefing to key congressional committees. The study will look at the level of responsiveness and typical response times, while the briefing will cover the FAA’s activities, plans, and efforts to engage with Congress and the public. This affects the FAA, its Administrator, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

Key Provisions

  • The Comptroller General must conduct a GAO study on the FAA Administrator’s responsiveness to congressional information requests, including written inquiries and meeting requests, and report on average response times.
  • The FAA Administrator must provide an annual briefing to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on the agency’s efforts, activities, objectives, plans, and its engagement with Congress and the public.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Aviation Subcommittee

April 14, 2023

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April 13, 2023

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

April 13, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Aviation Subcommittee

April 14, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 13, 2023

I

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2618

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 13, 2023

Ms. Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the response time of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to requests from Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Aviation Administration Engagement and Transparency Act.

2.

GAO study on FAA responsiveness to Congress

(a)

GAO study

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on—

(1)

the level of responsiveness of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to a request for information from a Member of Congress, including a written congressional inquiry and staffing a meeting at the request of such a Member; and

(2)

the average timeframe responses are provided to the requests described in paragraph (1).

(b)

Annual briefing to Congress

Section 106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(u)

Annual briefing to Congress

The Administrator shall annually brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on—

(1)

the efforts, activities, objectives, and plans of the Administration; and

(2)

the efforts of the Administration to engage with Congress and the public.

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