US Congress · H.R. 2247 · Passed the House

Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act

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Introduced 2025-03-21

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What it does

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

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1Short title

This section gives the Act its short title, the Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act.

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act .

2Acceptable forms of certification

This section would amend section 44703 of title 49, United States Code, by adding a new subsection stating that an individual who is issued a certificate under that section, including a medical certificate, may present the certificate to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector in either of two formats: a physical, original copy issued by the Administrator or the Administrator's designee, or a digital copy stored on an electronic device or a cloud storage platform, including a mobile certificate issued by the Administrator. It would require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to update the regulations in part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as necessary to carry out this amendment. Beginning on the date that is 1 year after this Act is enacted, the Administrator would have to apply part 61 in a manner that reflects the changes made to section 44703 by this Act.

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2. Acceptable forms of certification (a) In general Section 44703 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Sufficiency of digital and physical copies of airman certificates An individual issued a certificate pursuant to this section (including a medical certificate) may present such certificate to an inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration in any of the following formats: (1) A physical, original copy issued by the Administrator (or his or her designee). (2) A digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform, including a mobile certificate issued by the Administrator. . (b) Rulemaking The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update regulations in part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as necessary, to implement the amendments made by this section. (c) Applicability Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall apply part 61, Code of Federal Regulations, in a manner reflecting the changes to section 44703 of title 49, United States Code, made by this Act.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-03-21

In the House.

Passed the House · 2026-03-24

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)via AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

5 filings

From 5 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2026-03-25).