This bill continues our commitment to maintaining America’s global leadership in aviation through workforce and infrastructure investments.
Will continue investments in workforce and infrastructure to maintain America’s global leadership in aviation.
Occurrences
strengthening the infrastructure our servicemembers rely on to protect our nation
Womack speaks in support of an amendment to protect access to the Lower 900 MHz Band ... would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reconfiguring how the Lower 900 MHz Band operates.
We make aviation safety a top priority by providing $22.2 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration, fully funding air traffic control operations, hiring 2,500 new controllers, and modernizing outdated facilities and equipment to ensure the safety and reliability of our national airspace system.
Evidence
Womack said the FY27 THUD bill "continues our commitment to maintaining America’s global leadership in aviation through workforce and infrastructure investments," provides funding to hire and train 2,300 new air traffic controllers, and adds $4 billion for FAA Facilities and Equipment.
The FAA's 2026-2028 controller workforce plan sets a three-year strategy to grow the controller workforce, optimize scheduling efficiency, and modernize the NAS; it also says the agency will replace decades-old infrastructure with a modern digital system and expand training simulation.
Assessments
Womack, as an active member of Congress, publicly advanced FY27 transportation appropriations language that explicitly continued aviation workforce and infrastructure investments, including funding for air traffic controllers and FAA facilities. That is strong same-term evidence of effort and partial fulfillment, but the record shown does not establish final enactment or a fully completed outcome, so full delivery is not justified.