The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2023
HR 346 Signed into law

Sponsored by Pete Stauber (R)

NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023

Requires the FAA to build a federal system for pilot safety notices (NOTAMs) by 2024.

Tradeoff

Requires a federal NOTAM system and a backup by September 30, 2024. Also sets up a task force to recommend ways to make these pilot notices clearer and more reliable.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this 424-4 on January 25, 2023. The Senate passed it by on May 9, 2023, and it became law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 12, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure(Jan 12, 2023)

  3. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #34 · Jan 25, 2023)

    424 yeanay 4

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jan 26, 2023)

  5. Senate · Amended

    Senator Cantwell's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 89 · May 9, 2023)

    Requires the FAA to complete a Federal NOTAM System and a back-up system, and adds aircraft dispatcher union representatives to the task force.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 9, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

    Discharged(May 9, 2023)

  8. House

    House accepted the Senate's version

    Agreed to by (May 22, 2023)

    Both chambers now agree on the same text. No individual votes were recorded.

  9. House

    Sent to the President

    (May 25, 2023)

  10. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  11. Enacted

    Became law(Jun 3, 2023)

Final passage· Jan 25, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025