FAA Reauthorization


On May 15, 2024, the House approved the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935) a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation infrastructure and safety programs for five years, with broad bipartisan support in a 387-26 vote. The bill was signed into law on May 16, 2024. 

May 16, 2024: Chairman Graves Joins Speaker Johnson for FAA Bill Signing

May 15, 2024: House Approves Landmark FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

April 29, 2024: House & Senate Committee Leaders Reach Agreement on Bicameral FAA Reauthorization

Legislative text of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (updated 5/1/24)

Section-by-section summary of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

What They Are Saying: Wide Array of Aviation Leaders Support Bipartisan, Bicameral FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

Video: T&I Leaders Urge Support for Landmark FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

Full list of Groups Supporting H.R. 3935, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (note: this list will be updated as the list changes)

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On June 9, 2023, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), along with full Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA), and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN), introduced H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years. On June 14, 2023, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 3935 by a unanimous 63 to 0 vote.  The House of Representatives then approved the bill by a vote of 351 to 69 on July 20, 2023.

America’s aviation system and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are the world’s gold standard, and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is working to reauthorize the programs of the FAA before the end of Fiscal Year 2023 and the expiration of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 on September 30, 2023.   Passing this legislation is critical to ensuring a robust and vibrant future for our aviation system and to the United States remaining the gold standard.


More Information on H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act:

  • December 11, 2024 - T&I Leaders’ Statement on House Passage of FAA Extension
  • November 30, 2023 - Aviation Stakeholders Caution Against Series of Short-Term FAA Extensions & Urge Swift Passage of Comprehensive Long-Term Bill
  • November 20, 2023 - Chairman Graves Op-Ed: It's Time to Add to the U.S.'s Rich Aviation History
  • September 30, 2023 - House Approves Three-Month FAA Extension 
  • July 20, 2023 - House Approves Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Legislation
  • July 19, 2023 - Chairmen Sam Graves and Garret Graves Statements from House Floor Debate on Bipartisan FAA Bill
  • July 19, 2023 - Letter to House Colleagues from Chairman Graves Clearing up Myths and Facts about Pilot Training Requirements
    | Coalition Letter in Support of the Pilot Training Requirement Provision in H.R. 3935
  • July 19, 2023 - Chairman Graves in The Washington Times: Bipartisan FAA Bill Maintains America’s Aviation Gold Standard
  • July 18, 2023 - Bipartisan FAA Bill Gains Support of More Than 1,000 Aviation Stakeholders
  • June 14, 2023 - T&I Committee Advances Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Bill
  • June 12, 2023 - What They Are Saying: Aviation Industry Leaders Laud Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Bill
  • June 9, 2023 - T&I Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Legislation
  • Full text of H.R. 3935 (as introduced) | Text of House Rules Committee Print
  • Full Committee Markup of H.R. 3935

  • More than 1,000 aviation industry leaders and stakeholders operating at national, state, and local levels have expressed support for the bill.