S4452-119

In Committee

Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Foreign Policy, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id843b2032c6164711b1f5a0e84bdb9ae8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act.
  • Section id45A1B32128CA4A308469D8A2E5EE2F3C: 2. Increased retirement age for pilots Section 44729 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 44729.Age standards for pilots(a)In...
  • Section id981905d6-cbad-11ec-8bf1-9bab783c6209: 44729. Age standards for pilots A pilot may serve in multicrew covered operations described in subsection (b)(1) until attaining 67 years of age. Air carriers...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Foreign Policy, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Foreign Policy Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 30, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 30, 2026

Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Foreign Policy Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered operations" §id45A1B32128CA4A308469D8A2E5EE2F3C

operations— under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, unless the operation takes place in— the territorial airspace of a foreign country where such operations are prohibited by the foreign country

"covered operations" §id981905d6-cbad-11ec-8bf1-9bab783c6209

operations— under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, unless the operation takes place in— the territorial airspace of a foreign country where such operations are prohibited by the foreign country

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