In CommitteeFiled Mar 26, 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 26, 2026
Summary
The bill lets pilots present a digital copy of an airman or medical certificate on a device or cloud storage when an FAA inspector asks for it. It adds this option to federal law and requires the FAA to update its regulations. The change modernizes verification and could speed up inspections for pilots.
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