# 117-hr-8234: Pacific Island Aviator Development Act

117-hr-8234, Pacific Island Aviator Development Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8234
- Congress: 117
- Title: Pacific Island Aviator Development Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2022-06-24
- Sponsor: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pacific Island Aviator Development Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to revise its flight time requirements for airplanes with a single-engine rating. Specifically, DOT must establish an exception to require a straight-line distance of at least 110 nautical miles for the longest segment cross-country flight requirement on a cross-country flight of 300 nautical miles or more if such requirement is being met in Guam, Hawaii, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- 117-hr-1652: VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021
- 117-hr-521: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
- 117-hr-1799: PPP Extension Act of 2021
- 117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- 117-hr-2441: Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-8234 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8234)

## Related
- [117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacifi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3525)
- [117-hr-1652: VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1652)
- [117-hr-521: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-521)
- [117-hr-1799: PPP Extension Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1799)
- [117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5754)
- [117-hr-2441: Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2441)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8234 (as of 2025-11-18).