S2675-118

Introduced

To clarify minimum altitudes for go-arounds, inspection passes, practice approaches, and qualified instrument approaches, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 27, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To clarify minimum altitudes for go-arounds, inspection passes, practice approaches, and qualified instrument approaches, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id500d2eafca3a4ccda4de7ec4016c1645: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Backcountry Aviation Protection Act.
  • Section id0c3943969c924312a988104ef0aea957: 2. Clarifying minimum altitudes for go-arounds, inspection passes, practice approaches, and qualified instrument approaches Not later than 180 days after the...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To clarify minimum altitudes for go-arounds, inspection passes, practice approaches, and qualified instrument approaches, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To clarify minimum altitudes for go-arounds, inspection passes, practice approaches, and qualified instrument approaches, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 27, 2023

Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"qualified instrument approach" §id0c3943969c924312a988104ef0aea957

an instrument approach procedure under actual IFR conditions in which the pilot complies with— the published instrument approach procedure

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