A bill to prevent the Federal Aviation Administration's Aircraft Registry Office from closing during a Government shutdown.

Bill: 115-s-1432
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2017-06-26
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Executive agency funding and structure

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Licensing and registrations

Oklahoma
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to designate employees at the FAA Aircraft Registry Office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as excepted employees in the event of a government shutdown or emergency furlough to ensure that it remains open for the duration of the lapse in federal government appropriations to the FAA.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1432 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2017 Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prevent the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Registry Office from closing during a Government shutdown.

1. Aircraft Registry Office The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall designate employees at the Aircraft Registry Office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as excepted employees in the event of a shutdown or emergency furlough to ensure that the office remains open for the duration of the lapse in Federal Government appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration.