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H.R. 8513: Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act

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H.R. 8513: Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-26 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act

Plain summary

Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act This bill raises the mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations from 65 to 67 years of age, unless the operation takes place in (1) the territorial airspace of a foreign county where such operations are prohibited by the foreign country, or (2) international airspace where such operations are not in compliance with the Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

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Official text

Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · 7 cosponsors

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Clay Higgins (R-LA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] reported raising $783,177 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8513 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117