US Congress Senate Bill 2650 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Aviation Empowerment Act This bill adds to transportation law the definitions of "common carrier" and "personal operator." The Department of of Transportation shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that: (1) a person who holds a pilot certificate may communicate with the public, in any manner the person determines appropriate, to facilitate an aircraft flight for which the pilot and passengers share aircraft operating expenses and that such flight-sharing operations shall not be deemed a common carrier or a commercial operation requiring a commercial certificate; and (2) a personal operator shall not be subject to certain regulations relating to aeronautics and space.

Aviation Empowerment Act

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2650/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2650/BILLS-115s2650is.pdf