# 119-s-4256: Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act

119-s-4256, Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4256
- Congress: 119
- Title: Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilots could use digital certificates: benefit, low. 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 verificati…

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- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4256 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4256)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4256 (as of 2026-09-10).