HR 2247
Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
Summary
Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act This bill allows a pilot to present a digital copy of certain certificates (e.g., an airman certificate or a medical certificate) when required to present such documentation by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector. 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 certificate such as an airman certificate or a medical certificate to an FAA inspector as (1) a physical, original copy; or (2) a digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform. The FAA must update current regulations to implement this change.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Tim Burchett [R-TN-2]
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- 2025-03-21
- Latest action
- 2026-03-25: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee referrals
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-03-25
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-03-16
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Markup By · 2026-01-21
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Discharged from · 2026-01-21
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-03-21
Recent actions
- 2026-03-25: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2026-03-24: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-03-24: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2660)
- 2026-03-24: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- 2026-03-24: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2247.