H.R. 8532: National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2020
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H.R. 8532: National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-10-06 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-10-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] · 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
National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2020
Plain summary
National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2020 This bill establishes the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation as a federally chartered entity to serve as a national independent forum to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between aviation and aerospace stakeholders for the purpose of supporting and promoting civil and military aviation and aerospace in order to address the demands and challenges associated with ensuring a safe and vibrant national aviation system. In furtherance of that purpose, the center must focus on the development and sustainability of a well-qualified, well-trained civil and military aviation and aerospace workforce; conduct of research and development of new aviation and aerospace training materials and products; coordination of the dissemination of grants for the development of aviation and aerospace oriented high school STEM education curriculum; facilitation of collaboration between institutions of higher education or other research institutions engaged in aviation, aerospace or related research or technical development, including those institutions designated as Centers of Excellence or Test Centers of the Federal Aviation Administration and aviation and aerospace stakeholders; and engagement in other workforce development activities consistent with addressing the demands and challenges facing the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Official text
National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] · 2 cosponsors
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Rick Larsen (D-WA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8532.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr8532 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116