SENATE 1322116th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/6/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-06Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2019-05-06Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-06 (00)
Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act of 2019
This bill revises the hiring process for air traffic control specialists.
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to
- give preferential consideration to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller training and veterans,
- consider for the interview stage of the hiring process candidates who score at or above the passing score on the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (AT-SA) and meet minimum qualifications established by the FAA, and
- revise the AT-SA to ensure that all questions are supported by a peer reviewed job analysis and that it does not incorporate any biographical questionnaire or other questions of a biographical nature.
Subjects
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Employee hiring
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- National Guard and reserves
- Transportation employees
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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