The House on Wednesday cleared legislation that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration at $105 billion over five years, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk well before a Friday deadline.
The 387-26 vote brings to a close eight months of negotiations and dissent over aviation policies that required four extensions of the agency’s current funding authority since the original Sept. 30, 2023, deadline.
The measure would increase authorizations for FAA operations to $66.7 billion total over the term, starting at $13 billion for fiscal 2024, which ends on Sept. 30. That’s up from $11.5 billion in fiscal 2023. From there, topline authorizations reach $14 billion for operations in fiscal 2028.
