December 15 – The U.S. Senate has passed the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2), which will now go to the House for consideration. The bill, which includes third-class medical reform, was passed by unanimous consent on Dec. 15, less than a week after it was reported out by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The House must also pass the bill before it can go to the President for his signature.
“Working a bill through Congress is incredibly difficult and painstaking work, so we’ll take a moment to congratulate all involved in this major step forward for aeromedical reform, although we know the Senate’s approval guarantees us only more hard work ahead,” said EAA Chairman/CEO Jack J. Pelton. “First, we thank Senators Jim Inhofe and Joe Manchin, their staffs, and the other co-sponsors of the bill to get to where we are now. The continuing communication between EAA members and their senators also played a major role and we’ll need that again in the House. The goal is for tens of thousands of pilots to avoid the complexity and expense that is inherent in the current third-class medical certification process.”
