H.R. 7321 · 117th Congress

Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act

Introduced on Mar 31, 2022 by Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR-4). 24 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 11, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 31, 2022
Cosponsors
24
9 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Aviation and airports
  • Business records
  • Department of Transportation
  • Government information and archives
  • Transportation employees
  • Transportation safety and security

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 29, 2022). Public domain.

Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act

This bill addresses safety standards related to foreign aircraft repair stations.

Among other things, the bill

  • requires that all foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to at least one unannounced safety inspection each year;
  • requires air carriers to submit annual reports to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with respect to heavy maintenance work on aircraft (including on-wing aircraft engines) performed outside the United States;
  • sets forth minimum qualifications for mechanics and others working on U.S. registered aircraft at foreign repair stations;
  • directs the FAA to convene a foreign repair station working group with other civil aviation authorities to conduct a review of the certification and oversight of the stations and to identify any future enhancements to strengthen oversight of such stations; and
  • prohibits FAA officials from traveling internationally if previously mandated final rules on drug and alcohol testing and a threat assessment of employees at foreign repair stations are not implemented, with specified exceptions.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Peter A. DeFazioD-OR-4Sponsor

Democrats · 15

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 374–52

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 31, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 31, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 31, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Apr 1, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  5. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
  6. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 5.
  8. Sep 28, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-506.
  9. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-506.
  10. Sep 28, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
  11. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseMr. Kahele moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8162-8164)
  13. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7321.
  14. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8275-8276)
  16. Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 52 (Roll no. 467).House · Roll call 467
  17. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 52 (Roll no. 467). (text: CR H8162-8163)House · Roll call 467
  18. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Oct 11, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.