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Senate Bill 4256
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 26, 2026
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Mar 26, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4256
Congress
119
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Tim Sheehy
Montana
Democrat
Andy Kim
New Jersey
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act

This bill allows a pilot to present a digital copy of certain certificates (e.g., an airman certificate or a medical certificate) when required to present such documentation by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector.

Under current FAA regulations, a pilot must present for inspection a physical copy of an airman certificate and other paperwork upon a request from the FAA; a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer; or an authorized representative of the Transportation Security Administration or the National Transportation Safety Board. This bill allows a pilot to present a certificate such as an airman certificate or a medical certificate to an FAA inspector as (1) a physical certificate, or (2) a digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform.

The FAA must update current regulations to implement this change.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 26, 2026
Related Bills (1)
Mar 24, 2026
Passed House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 2247
Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
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Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (2)
03/26/2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
03/26/2026
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 16, 2026 4:55:28 PM
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