S. 1072: Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013
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S. 1072: Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-23 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013
Plain summary
Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a final rule to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements to streamline the approval of safety advancements. Requires the final rule to meet certain consensus-based standards and FAA Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee objectives, including: (1) establishment of a regulatory regime for small airplane safety; (2) the establishment of broad, outcome-driven objectives that will spur small plane innovation and technology adoption; (3) the replacement of current, prescriptive requirements under Part 23 with performance-based regulations; and (4) the use of FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how Part 23 safety objectives may be met using specific small plane safety designs and technologies.
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Official text
Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · 15 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), James E. Risch (R-ID), John Boozman (R-AR)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1072.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s1072 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113