# 119-hr-3270: Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025

119-hr-3270, Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3270
- Congress: 119
- Title: Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Expands and modernizes the air traffic control training pipeline.** The bill restructures college ATC programs, funds training equipment and grants, creates retention incentives, and improves mental health training and radar oversight to bolster safety and staffing. - Students and colleges: Updates the Collegiate Training Initiative and creates an Enhanced-CTI grant program to fund curriculum, faculty, simulators, FAA-required tests, and medical certificates. Grants are funded at $20 million per year from FY2026 through FY2031. - Controllers and the FAA: Authorizes $20 million per year from FY2026 through FY2031 to procure and place Training System Support at U.S. ATC facilities. Adds a CPC qualification incentive for trainees and retention incentives for Certified Professional Controllers. - Safety and airports: Requires a mental health training course for mental health providers and Aviation Medical Examiners within 180 days to improve ATC mental health decision-making. Requires a 90-day report on the Airport Non-Cooperative Surveillance Radar program including cost-benefit, lifecycle needs for Models 8, 9, and 11, and how airports will detect non-cooperative objects. *Authorizes $20 million per year for Enhanced-CTI grants and $20 million per year for Training System Support from FY2026 through FY2031, increasing federal spending by about $40 million per year during those years.*

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More college paths into air traffic jobs: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FAA would expand college air traffic training and create new grants. Colleges could get $20 million each year from 2026–2031 to build classes, simulators, and supplies, including FAA tests and medical certificates. Another $20 million each year from 2026–2031 would fund training sys…
- Mental health training for aviation medical examiners: benefit, low. If enacted, the FAA would set up a mental health course within 180 days. The course would teach providers how FAA mental‑health rules apply to air traffic controllers. Aviation Medical Examiners would get advanced training. The FAA would consult experts and consider online and in‑person classes and…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3270 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3270)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3270 (as of 2026-09-30).