Modernize aviation safety systems, strengthen air traffic controller training, and reduce the risk of future tragedies.

Sharice Davids · Kansas · Democratic

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Occurrences

bipartisan legislation she introduced to modernize aviation safety systems, strengthen air traffic controller training, and reduce the risk of future tragedies

Davids' ALERT Act commits to modernizing aviation safety systems and improving controller training to prevent future accidents.

PASSED: U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids’ (D-KS-03) Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Aviation Safety Passes U.S. House | Representative Sharice Davids
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Evidence

Congress.gov records H.R.3935 as Public Law 118-63, enacted May 16, 2024, reauthorizing and revising FAA and NTSB programs through FY2028.

A major aviation safety and modernization law was enacted during Davids' federal service, creating a statutory vehicle for parts of the promise.

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H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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The Clerk records Roll Call 364 on H.R.3935 as passed 351-69; Davids (KS), Democratic, Kansas, voted Yea.

Davids supported the House-passed FAA reauthorization bill that later became the 2024 FAA law, showing concrete legislative effort.

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Office of the Clerk, Roll Call 364, H.R.3935
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Section 415 requires wider access to tower simulator systems, cloud-based visual databases, TSS upgrades, and mobile TSS for FAA air traffic control towers.

The enacted law directly addresses the claim's training component by mandating upgraded air traffic controller simulation training tools.

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Public Law 118-63, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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Section 416 requires a study of air traffic controller instructor recruitment, hiring, retention, and instructor staffing needed to maintain national airspace safety.

The law strengthens the training pipeline, though it begins with studies and briefings rather than immediate completed staffing changes.

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Public Law 118-63, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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Section 437 sets FAA minimum hiring targets at the maximum number trainable at the FAA Academy and requires revised controller staffing standards.

The enacted law addresses air traffic controller capacity and safety oversight, supporting partial fulfillment of strengthening controller readiness.

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Public Law 118-63, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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The Act creates an Airspace Modernization Office, includes safety digitization provisions, and directs upgrades or replacement studies for aging air traffic systems.

The 2024 law provides aviation-system modernization measures, but many are implementation mandates with future deadlines, not completed modernization.

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Public Law 118-63, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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Section 40003 appropriates FY2025 funding for telecommunications modernization, radar replacement, runway safety technologies, weather systems, and air traffic controller advanced training technologies.

Congress later funded major air traffic control modernization and training technology, a significant partial delivery, though this was after the 2024 FAA law and implementation remained ongoing.

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Public Law 119-21, Section 40003 Air Traffic Control Improvements
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The same section makes the air traffic control improvement funds available until September 30, 2029, and requires quarterly FAA expenditure reports to Congress.

The long availability window and required expenditure reporting indicate the modernization effort was funded but not fully completed as of July 1, 2026.

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Public Law 119-21, Section 40003 Air Traffic Control Improvements
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Politico reported DOT selected Peraton to manage the air traffic control overhaul, with about $12.5 billion approved and more funding requested.

Implementation had advanced to contractor selection by late 2025, but the overhaul target extended to 2028, so the promise was not fully delivered by July 1, 2026.

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DOT selects winner in overhaul of air traffic control system
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Assessments

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The promise was partly fulfilled through the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, enacted during Davids' federal service, which included air traffic controller simulator upgrades, controller hiring and staffing provisions, instructor pipeline study requirements, an Airspace Modernization Office, and safety-system modernization directives. Davids voted for the House bill that became law, giving her concrete but limited legislative credit. Later FY2025 funding further advanced air traffic control modernization and training technology, but implementation remained ongoing through 2026 and major system overhaul work was not complete. Because the core goals were funded and statutorily advanced but not fully completed, partial credit is appropriate.

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