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Introduced
05/19/2016
05/19/2016
In Committee
05/20/2016
05/20/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
AI Summary
This bill, the Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016, aims to improve the process of hiring air traffic controllers by amending existing law. It mandates that when appointing new air traffic controllers, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must give preference to qualified individuals who have at least 52 consecutive weeks of experience in actively separating air traffic within the last five years, gained at an FAA facility, a Department of Defense civilian or military facility, or a contracted tower. The bill also requires the Administrator to consider applicants from two distinct pools: one pool for individuals who have completed air traffic controller training and graduated from a Collegiate Training Initiative program, are eligible for veteran recruitment appointments, or have aviation experience from their military service, and another pool for all other U.S. citizens. Importantly, the bill prohibits the use of biographical assessments in the hiring process for these specific applicant pools and requires reconsideration for those previously disqualified by such assessments, including waiving age restrictions for reapplicants who met the age requirement previously. Furthermore, it sets a maximum entry age of 35 for experienced controllers with 52 weeks of air traffic control experience. Finally, the bill directs the FAA Administrator to directly notify secondary schools and various higher education institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Minority Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, about vacancy announcements for air traffic controller positions.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (260)
Carlos Curbelo (R)*,
Ralph Abraham (R),
Alma Adams (D),
Pete Aguilar (D),
Mark Amodei (R),
Brad Ashford (D),
Brian Babin (R),
Lou Barletta (R),
Andy Barr (R),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Madeleine Bordallo (D),
Mike Bost (R),
Charles Boustany (R),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Robert Brady (D),
Jim Bridenstine (R),
Susan Brooks (R),
Corrine Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Vern Buchanan (R),
Larry Bucshon (R),
Michael Burgess (R),
Cheri Bustos (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Bradley Byrne (R),
Lois Capps (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Buddy Carter (R),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Mike Coffman (R),
Steve Cohen (D),
Tom Cole (R),
Chris Collins (R),
Barbara Comstock (R),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Paul Cook (R),
Jim Cooper (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Ryan Costello (R),
Joe Courtney (D),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Rick Crawford (R),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Rodney Davis (R),
Susan Davis (D),
John Delaney (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Jeff Denham (R),
Charles Dent (R),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Robert Dold (R),
Daniel Donovan (R),
Michael Doyle (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
John Duncan (R),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Michael Fitzpatrick (R),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Bill Flores (R),
J. Randy Forbes (R),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Bob Gibbs (R),
Christopher Gibson (R),
Gwen Graham (D),
Kay Granger (R),
Sam Graves (R),
Alan Grayson (D),
Gene Green (D),
Morgan Griffith (R),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Janice Hahn (D),
Richard Hanna (R),
Cresent Hardy (R),
Gregg Harper (R),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),
Jody Hice (R),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Michael Honda (D),
Richard Hudson (R),
Jared Huffman (D),
Duncan Hunter (R),
Will Hurd (R),
Steve Israel (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Evan Jenkins (R),
Lynn Jenkins (R),
Bill Johnson (R),
Eddie Johnson (D),
David Jolly (R),
Walter Jones (R),
Dave Joyce (R),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
John Katko (R),
Bill Keating (D),
Mike Kelly (R),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Peter King (R),
Adam Kinzinger (R),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
John Kline (R),
Stephen Knight (R),
Ann Kuster (D),
Darin LaHood (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Sander Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Frank LoBiondo (R),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Billy Long (R),
Mia Love (R),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Thomas MacArthur (R),
Sean Maloney (D),
Kenny Marchant (R),
Tom Marino (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
David McKinley (R),
Martha McSally (R),
Mark Meadows (R),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Luke Messer (R),
Candice Miller (R),
Alex Mooney (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Mick Mulvaney (R),
Patrick Murphy (D),
Tim Murphy (R),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Randy Neugebauer (R),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Richard Nolan (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Pete Olson (R),
Frank Pallone (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Erik Paulsen (R),
Donald Payne (D),
Stevan Pearce (R),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Pedro Pierluisi (I),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Stacey Plaskett (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ted Poe (R),
Bruce Poliquin (R),
Mike Pompeo (R),
Bill Posey (R),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
David Reichert (R),
James Renacci (R),
Reid Ribble (R),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
David Roe (R),
Hal Rogers (R),
Todd Rokita (R),
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R),
Peter Roskam (R),
Dennis Ross (R),
David Rouzer (R),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Mark Sanford (R),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Austin Scott (R),
Bobby Scott (D),
David Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Pete Sessions (R),
Terri Sewell (D),
Mike Simpson (R),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Albio Sires (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Chris Smith (R),
Jackie Speier (D),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Steve Stivers (R),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takai (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Patrick Tiberi (R),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Mike Turner (R),
Fred Upton (R),
David Valadao (R),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Tim Walberg (R),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Mimi Walters (R),
Timothy Walz (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Brad Wenstrup (R),
Lynn Westmoreland (R),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Rob Wittman (R),
Rob Woodall (R),
Kevin Yoder (R),
David Young (R),
Don Young (R),
Lee Zeldin (R),
Ryan Zinke (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (on 05/20/2016)
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