House Approves 1-Week Extension for FAA Reauthorization

The vote comes after many expected the Senate to miss its original May 10 deadline.

The Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration building in Washington on July 21, 2007. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on May 8 to extend the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, as Congress’s previous May 10 deadline was quickly approaching.

The House convened to consider a seven-day extension to the FAA reauthorization bill as the Senate races against the clock to pass its version of the long-awaited piece of legislation. After a minimum of two-thirds of the present members voted affirmatively, the new deadline for reauthorizing the FAA is May 17.