ATC SOAR Act
12/15/2023, 4:06 PMCongressional Summary of S 891
Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act or the ATC SOAR Act
This bill revises the hiring process for air traffic control specialists.
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to
- 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,
- revise the AT-SA to ensure that all questions are supported by a peer reviewed job analysis, and
- revise the AT-SA to ensure that it does not incorporate any biographical questionnaire or other questions of a biographical nature.
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Current Status of Bill S 891
Bill S 891 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 21, 2023. Bill S 891 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the Senate on March 21, 2023. Bill S 891's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. as of March 21, 2023Bipartisan Support of Bill S 891
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
0Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 891
Primary Policy Focus
Transportation and Public WorksAlternate Title(s) of Bill S 891
ATC SOAR ActATC SOAR ActAir Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness ActA bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller training when hiring air traffic control specialists, and for other purposes.Comments
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