H.R. 2247 · 119th Congress
Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Tim Burchett
- 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.
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.