S 4256 119th Congress
Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Airmen 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 certificate, or (2) a digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform.
The FAA must update current regulations to implement this change.
Actions
2026-03-26T00:00:00
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2026-03-26T00:00:00
Introduced in Senate
Policy Areas
Transportation and Public Works
![Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]](https://bioguide.congress.gov/bioguide/photo/S/S001232.jpg)