Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act

Bill: 119-hr-2247
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2025-03-21
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act</strong></p><p>This bill allows a pilot to present a digital copy of certain certificates (e.g., an airman certificate or a&nbsp;medical certificate) when required to present such documentation by a&nbsp;Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector or other official.</p><p>Under current FAA regulations, a pilot must present for inspection a physical copy of an airman certificate and other paperwork upon a request from the FAA; a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer; or an authorized representative of the Transportation Security Administration or the National Transportation Safety Board. This bill allows a pilot to present a&nbsp;certificate such as an airman certificate or a medical&nbsp;certificate as (1) a physical, original copy; or (2) a digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform.</p><p>The FAA must update current regulations to implement this change.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2247 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2025 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Mann ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the use of physical or digital copies of certain certificates for certain Federal Aviation Administration inspections, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act . 2. Acceptable forms of certification (a) In general Section 44703 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Sufficiency of digital and physical copies of airman certificates An individual issued a certificate pursuant to this section (including a medical certificate) may present such certificate to an inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration in any of the following formats: (1) A physical, original copy issued by the Administrator (or his or her designee). (2) A digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform, including a mobile certificate issued by the Administrator. . (b) Rulemaking The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update regulations in part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as necessary, to implement the amendments made by this section. (c) Applicability Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall apply part 61, Code of Federal Regulations, in a manner reflecting the changes to section 44703 of title 49, United States Code, made by this Act.