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Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Introduced
Summary
Digital airman certificates would be accepted as equivalent to physical certificates when shown to Federal Aviation Administration inspectors. The bill would let certificates live on an electronic device or, where connectivity allows, in a cloud system and would require FAA-set authentication and verification rules plus a final rule by November 30, 2028 updating related regulations.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Pilots could use digital certificates
If enacted, this bill would let an individual issued an airman certificate (including medical certificates) show it to an FAA inspector as either a physical card or a digital certificate. The digital certificate would have to be issued by the FAA Administrator and meet authentication and verification rules. It could be stored on your electronic device or, where there is enough connectivity, in a cloud-based system. The FAA Administrator would have to issue a final rule by November 30, 2028, updating 14 C.F.R. parts 61, 63, 65, 67, and 107 and related guidance to implement these changes.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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