H.R. 6002: Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012
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H.R. 6002: Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-21 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012
Plain summary
Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prescribe an additional requirement that a maintenance provider authorized to approve the return to service of aircraft or aircraft parts may perform regularly scheduled maintenance and inspections outside the United States on domestic passenger aircraft only if the provider: (1) is able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language; and (2) holds an airmen certificate (other than flight crew members).
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Official text
Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6002.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr6002 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112