H.R. 3708: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013
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H.R. 3708: General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-12-11 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-12-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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
General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013
Plain summary
General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue or revise FAA medical certification regulations to ensure that an individual may operate as a pilot of a covered aircraft without regard to any medical certification or proof of health requirement otherwise applicable under federal law if the flight meets certain criteria and the individual: (1) possesses a valid state driver's license, (2) complies with applicable medical requirements associated with that license, (3) is transporting five or fewer passengers, and (4) is operating under visual flight rules. Defines "covered aircraft" as an aircraft that: (1) is not authorized under federal law to carry more than six occupants, and (2) has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of no more than 6,000 pounds.
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Official text
General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · 163 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Sam Graves (R-MO), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Roger Williams (R-TX), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Todd Young (R-IN), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and 103 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3708.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3708 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113