Bills · 118th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023

Where it stands

  1. Introduced1/12/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 1/25/23
  3. SenatePassed 5/9/23
  4. PresidentSigned 6/3/23
  5. LawPublic Law 118-4

Passed the House 424–4 on January 25, 2023 (Roll Call 34 →). Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent on May 9, 2023. Became Public Law 118-4 on June 3, 2023.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 1/25/23Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic207 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Not voting
  • Republican217 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the FAA Task Force on NOTAM (notice to air missions required by international or domestic law) Improvement and requires the FAA to implement a federal NOTAM system. A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations but not known far enough in advance to be publicized by other means. It states the abnormal status of a component of the National Airspace System.

Specifically, the task force must (1) review existing methods for publishing NOTAMs and flight operations information for pilots; (2) review regulations, policies, systems, and international standards relating to NOTAMs, including their content and presentation to pilots; (3) evaluate and determine best practices to organize, prioritize, and present flight operations information in a manner that optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant information; (4) provide recommendations to improve the publication and delivery of NOTAM information; and (5) report to Congress on its reviews and evaluations.

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Sponsor
Rep. Pete Stauber ( Republican · MN-8)
Cosponsors
11
Introduced
1/12/23
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works

What happens next

Became Public Law 118-4.

All actions (24)
  1. 1/12/23Introduced in House
  2. 1/12/23Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  3. 1/25/23Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  4. 1/25/23Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H299-301)
  5. 1/25/23DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 346.
  6. 1/25/23At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  7. 1/25/23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H311-312)
  8. 1/25/23Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 4 (Roll no. 34). (text: CR H299)
  9. 1/25/23On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 4 (Roll no. 34). (text: CR H299)
  10. 1/25/23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. 1/26/23Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  12. 5/9/23Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. 5/9/23Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1571-1572)
  14. 5/9/23Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1571-1572)
  15. 5/9/23Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1571-1572)
  16. 5/10/23Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. 5/22/23Mr. Stauber moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H2481-2482)
  18. 5/22/23DEBATE - The House proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H. R. 346.
  19. 5/22/23Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
  20. 5/22/23On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
  21. 5/22/23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. 5/25/23Presented to President.
  23. 6/3/23Signed by President.
  24. 6/3/23Became Public Law No: 118-4.