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S. 571 - Pilot's Bill of Rights 2

Transportation and public works. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Pilot's Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, to require the revision of the third class medical certification regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill was voted on in the Senate on December 14, 2015 
Amendments:
1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. View amendments 
Senate Vote: On Passage

by voice vote on December 15, 2015.

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Pilot's Bill of Rights 2

S. 571 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to amend the Pilot's Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, to require the revision of the third class medical certification regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Pilot's Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, to require the revision of the third class medical certification regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
  • Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
  • Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
  • Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
Sponsor
James M. Inhofe
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Transportation and public works
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Aviation and airports
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Transportation
  • Government information and archives
  • Government liability
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • Transportation employees
  • Transportation safety and security
  • Worker safety and health
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Major Actions
Introduced2/25/2015
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Senate12/15/2015
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.12/15/2015 by voice vote
select this voteSenateAmendment SA 2928 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.12/15/2015 by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced2/25/2015
2/25/2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2/25/2015Introduced in Senate
Put on a legislative calendar12/09/2015Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
12/09/2015Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar12/09/2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
12/15/2015Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
12/15/2015The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage12/15/2015Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
select this voteVote12/15/2015Amendment SA 2928 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
12/15/2015
12/15/2015Senate amendment submitted
12/15/2015Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2928 proposed by Senator Inhofe for Senator Feinstein.
12/15/2015Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2928 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
12/15/2015Amendment SA 2928 proposed by Senator Inhofe for Senator Feinstein. (consideration: CR S8678; text: CR S8678) To clarify the administrative authorities and to improve the physician certification.
12/16/2015Received in the House.
12/16/2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/16/2015Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
12/17/2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
12/18/2015By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 114-198. Additional views filed.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
select this voteS. Amdt. 2928Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]December 15, 2015Passed by voice vote on December 14, 2015.

To clarify the administrative authorities and to improve the physician certification.

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Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Air transport unions
Agricultural services & related industries
Aircraft parts & equipment
Aircraft manufacturers
General aviation (private pilots)
Air transport
Toys
92 times as much
$434,100
$91,668
$1,487,350
$484,450
$103,175
$1,420,173
$666,717
$4,687,633
$50,871
$50,871

opposed this bill

Health professionals
12 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
12 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Pilot's Bill of Rights 2: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

12 organizations supported this bill

Academy of Model Aeronautics
Matthewson, Dave (2015, July 27). AMA Strongly Supports the Third Class Medical Exemption in S. 571, the Pilots Bill of Rights 2, for Private Pilots. Retrieved September 2, 2015, from Academy of Model Aeronautics.
Aeronautical Repair Station Association
Aeronautical Repair Station Association (2015, March 19). 2015 Legislative Day – ARSA Lands on Capitol Hill. Retrieved August 29, 2016, from Aeronautical Repair Station Association.
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Miller, Alyssa J. (2015, July 16). Call to action: Help push medical reform through Congress. Retrieved September 2, 2015, from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Allied Pilots Association
Allied Pilots Association (2015, July 21). Leaders of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines pilots’ unions: Sen. Inhofe “tireless advocate for professional pilots”. Retrieved September 2, 2015, from Allied Pilots Association.
Classic Jet Aircraft Association
Classic Jet Aircraft Association (2015, March 17). Pilot's Bill of Rights 2. Retrieved September 2, 2015, from Classic Jet Aircraft Association.
Experimental Aircraft Association
Experimental Aircraft Association (2015, September 2). Support the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2, Send Letters to Congress: 42,309 Letters Sent So Far. Retrieved September 2, 2015, from Experimental Aircraft Association.
General Aviation Manufacturers Association
Undersigned organizations (2015, February 26). PBR2 Senate Letter. Retrieved August 29, 2016, from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Helicopter Association International
Undersigned organizations (2015, February 26). PBR2 Senate Letter. Retrieved August 29, 2016, from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
National Agricultural Aviation Association
Undersigned organizations (2015, February 26). PBR2 Senate Letter. Retrieved August 29, 2016, from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
National Air Transportation Association
Undersigned organizations (2015, February 26). PBR2 Senate Letter. Retrieved August 29, 2016, from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
National Business Aviation Association
Undersigned organizations (2015, February 26). PBR2 Senate Letter. Retrieved August 29, 2016, from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association
Allied Pilots Association (2015, July 21). Leaders of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines pilots’ unions: Sen. Inhofe “tireless advocate for professional pilots”. Retrieved September 2, 2015, from Allied Pilots Association Media.

1 organization opposed this bill

Aerospace Medical Association
Scarpa, Philip J. (2015, April 21). Letter to Federal Aviation Administration from AMA President Scarpa. Retrieved September 2, 2015, from Aerospace Medical Association.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed		Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$2,300$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$104,850$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$34,700$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$14,500$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$33,000$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$52,100$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$169,700$5,000Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$56,250$3,500Yes
John BoozmanRAR$57,500$100Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,000$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$64,550$500Yes
Richard BurrRNC$44,650$5,000Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$5,683$250Yes
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$82,600$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$43,500$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$16,000$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$47,750$0Yes
Bill CassidyRLA$37,200$2,700Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$11,000$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$121,200$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$35,000$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$25,500$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$10,500$0Yes
John CornynRTX$60,000$500Yes
Tom CottonRAR$20,650$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$19,000$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$21,200$0Yes
Steve DainesRMT$63,505$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$51,500$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$48,000$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$20,000$0Yes
Joni ErnstRIA$7,200$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$50,000$0Yes
Deb FischerRNE$59,000$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$14,750$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$34,700$0Yes
Cory GardnerRCO$43,350$500Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$48,233$1,500Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$31,300$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$54,150$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$36,000$3,500Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$29,000$0Yes
Heidi HeitkampDND$44,150$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$42,500$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$84,000$0Yes
John HoevenRND$58,750$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$74,650$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$62,550$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$53,100$75Yes
Tim KaineDVA$38,500$1,250Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$8,000$250Yes
Mark KirkRIL$37,400$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$98,733$1,800Yes
James LankfordROK$73,775$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$23,000$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$5,300$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$58,500$0Yes
Ed MarkeyDMA$48,200$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$18,900$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$87,087$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$107,900$2,600Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$35,750$3,000Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$36,950$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$21,500$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$150,200$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$36,400$0Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$22,500$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$63,187$250Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$105,000$2,000Yes
Rand PaulRKY$18,100$800Yes
David PerdueRGA$29,300$2,600Yes
Gary C. PetersDMI$53,350$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$87,400$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$33,525$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$6,750$0Yes
Jim RischRID$12,500$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$137,400$0Yes
Mike RoundsRSD$26,250$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$62,330$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$3,990$500Yes
Ben SasseRNE$15,050$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$60,500$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$43,500$0Yes
Tim ScottRSC$87,925$250Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$8,600$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$38,500$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$24,300$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$101,310$0Yes
Dan SullivanRAK$21,550$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$54,200$535Yes
John ThuneRSD$152,800$0Yes
Thom TillisRNC$35,750$5,100Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$31,500$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$43,000$0Yes
David VitterRLA$4,000$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$80,750$0Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$8,750$4,111Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$32,000$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$61,400$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$32,300$2,700Yes

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed		Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$2,300$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$104,850$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$34,700$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$14,500$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$33,000$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$52,100$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$169,700$5,000Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$56,250$3,500Yes
John BoozmanRAR$57,500$100Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,000$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$64,550$500Yes
Richard BurrRNC$44,650$5,000Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$5,683$250Yes
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$82,600$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$43,500$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$16,000$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$47,750$0Yes
Bill CassidyRLA$37,200$2,700Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$11,000$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$121,200$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$35,000$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$25,500$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$10,500$0Yes
John CornynRTX$60,000$500Yes
Tom CottonRAR$20,650$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$19,000$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$21,200$0Yes
Steve DainesRMT$63,505$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$51,500$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$48,000$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$20,000$0Yes
Joni ErnstRIA$7,200$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$50,000$0Yes
Deb FischerRNE$59,000$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$14,750$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$34,700$0Yes
Cory GardnerRCO$43,350$500Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$48,233$1,500Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$31,300$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$54,150$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$36,000$3,500Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$29,000$0Yes
Heidi HeitkampDND$44,150$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$42,500$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$84,000$0Yes
John HoevenRND$58,750$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$74,650$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$62,550$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$53,100$75Yes
Tim KaineDVA$38,500$1,250Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$8,000$250Yes
Mark KirkRIL$37,400$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$98,733$1,800Yes
James LankfordROK$73,775$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$23,000$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$5,300$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$58,500$0Yes
Ed MarkeyDMA$48,200$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$18,900$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$87,087$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$107,900$2,600Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$35,750$3,000Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$36,950$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$21,500$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$150,200$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$36,400$0Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$22,500$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$63,187$250Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$105,000$2,000Yes
Rand PaulRKY$18,100$800Yes
David PerdueRGA$29,300$2,600Yes
Gary C. PetersDMI$53,350$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$87,400$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$33,525$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$6,750$0Yes
Jim RischRID$12,500$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$137,400$0Yes
Mike RoundsRSD$26,250$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$62,330$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$3,990$500Yes
Ben SasseRNE$15,050$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$60,500$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$43,500$0Yes
Tim ScottRSC$87,925$250Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$8,600$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$38,500$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$24,300$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$101,310$0Yes
Dan SullivanRAK$21,550$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$54,200$535Yes
John ThuneRSD$152,800$0Yes
Thom TillisRNC$35,750$5,100Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$31,500$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$43,000$0Yes
David VitterRLA$4,000$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$80,750$0Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$8,750$4,111Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$32,000$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$61,400$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$32,300$2,700Yes

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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$ Donated
Air transport unions$1,487,350
Agricultural services & related industries$1,420,173
Aircraft parts & equipment$666,717
Aircraft manufacturers$484,450
General aviation (private pilots)$434,100
Air transport$103,175
Toys$91,668

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Health professionals$50,871
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