“What the Senate can or can’t do is always beyond me."Īnd yet Senate Commerce leaders listed the FAA overhaul as a top-tier priority for the new year in the annual progress report “I would expect the House can act well before March 30,” DeFazio said. But he’s still confident that any significant hold-ups won’t come from the lower chamber. Told Pro’s Heather Caygle that staff on the House side have combed through many of the contentious issues that will be addressed, but drones and air traffic operations are “still open.” DeFazio’s got misgivings about the expected Republican proposal to divorce air traffic operations from the FAA he’s not convinced such a measure would survive legal challenges.
Legislators are insistent that they’re prepped to make quick work once things on the Hill are back in swing. Will 2016 go down as the year that America revolutionized air traffic control? Will lawmakers give NextGen the kick in the tush that they’ve promised? Will we all be seeing drones hovering outside our windows by next January? These and other aviation-related answers are sure to come in the next few months … but Congress only has 88 days to figure it out, or vote to give the agency another short-term policy extension. With help from Annie Snider, Heather Caygle, Lauren Gardner and Kathryn WolfeįLIGHT PLANS: As the House returns to session this week, one thing will be on every transpo leader’s mind: FAA reauthorization.
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