House Overwhelmingly Votes to Reauthorize Federal Aviation Authority for 5 Years

A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 16, 2017. Seth Wenig/AP Photo

The House of Representatives on July 20 voted 351–69 to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization act, updating the government agency’s parameters for the next five years.

In a July 19 statement by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-La.), the lawmakers outlined the importance of H.R. 3935.