Bill > S1148

Introduced Session

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller training and veterans when hiring air traffic control specialists. This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give preferential consideration to employment applications of air traffic control specialists (1) who have completed air traffic controller training and graduated from an institution participating in the Collegiate Training Initiative program, or (2) who are veterans. The bill also requires (1) the FAA to submit semi-annual reports to Congress on the hiring and training of air traffic controllers, (2) the FAA to give preferential consideration to applicants who gained air traffic control experience at a National Guard facility, and (3) the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation to conduct a review that assesses the assumptions and methodologies used by the FAA in developing the air traffic controller pre-employment test.

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John Hoeven (R)*,  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  James Inhofe (R),  Martha McSally (R),  Gary Peters (D),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Dan Sullivan (R), 

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319. (on 12/05/2019)

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