WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Ok.), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and certified flight instructor with more than 10,000 flight hours, today hailed U.S. House passage of his bill, the Pilot's Bill of Rights (S.1335). Inhofe has worked to pass the legislation for the past year. In the Senate where the bill enjoyed co-sponsorship by 65 other Senators, the measure passed by unanimous consent in June.
Last October, the bill garnered the endorsement of pilot and actor Harrison Ford. The next month, the bill crossed an important milestone gaining its 60thco-sponsor in the Senate.
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Ok.),
House passage of the Pilot's Bill of Rights means the measure now goes to the President's desk to become law.
"This is the biggest news for General Aviation pilots in recent years," said Inhofe. "I am grateful that the House has seen the merits of the Pilot's Bill of Rights. Now that it has passed both the House and the Senate, I look forward to this becoming law with the President's signature. I am most appreciative of the House leadership and Rep. Sam Graves for their hard work in passing this in the House.
"Thanks to the efforts of so many pilots, and organizations like AOPA and EAA, we are just one step away from this becoming law. Over the course of my years in Congress, I have helped an untold number of pilots facing the pressure of dealing with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This bill remedies many of the most serious deficiencies in the relationship between general aviation and the FAA, and ensures that pilots are, like everyone else, treated in a fair and equitable manner by the justice system." - Office of U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, FM and Details: EAA