American Aviation Diversity Act

Bill: 118-hr-3689
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2023-05-25
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Higher education

Minority employment

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>American Aviation Diversity Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration's Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Intern Program. (This program is open to all eligible undergraduate and graduate college students who attend an accredited college or university. A focus of the MSI intern program is providing opportunities to eligible students from groups that have been underrepresented in aviation, aeronautics, and science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), such as African Americans, Asian Americans and other Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, persons with disabilities, student veterans, and women.)</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3689 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2023 Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Carson , Mr. Cárdenas , and Ms. Velázquez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize appropriations for the Minority Serving Institutions Intern Program of the Federal Aviation Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Aviation Diversity Act . 2. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000 for each fiscal year for the Minority Serving Institutions Intern Program of the Federal Aviation Administration.