Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
Introduced Mar 21, 2025 by Rep. Tim Burchett
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Mar 25, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 24, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 24, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2660)
- Mar 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Mar 24, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2247.
- Mar 24, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2660-2661)
- Mar 24, 2026Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 16, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
- Mar 16, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-551.
- Jan 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jan 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 21, 2026Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged
- Mar 21, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Mar 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House