# 114-hr-5957: Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016

114-hr-5957, Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5957
- Congress: 114
- Title: Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2016-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 This bill applies federal civil service requirements to leave used by disabled armed forces veterans in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). To verify that leave credited to such an employee is used for treating a service-connected disability, the employee shall certify to FAA Human Resource Management that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider.

## Cosponsors (4)

- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2016-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2016-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2016-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5957 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5957)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3651)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5957 (as of 2025-11-18).