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House Eyes Passage of FAA Reauthorization, E&C Suspension Bills

May 13, 2024
Congress will return to action today as the House looks to send a long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the president’s desk. The FAA Reauthorization Act will come up for consideration under suspension of the rules today, and it is expected to pass the House with strong bipartisan support. Additionally, House lawmakers will take up several suspension bills out of the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, including a measure that would require event ticket sellers and resellers to disclose the total price of tickets and provide refunds for canceled or postponed events. The House will also take up legislation to mandate “do not flush” labels and symbols on packages of non-flushable, disposable wipes. Other notable bills up for consideration today would:
  • Establish a Commerce Department program to promote U.S. supply chain resilience and develop best practices for domestic manufacturers to reduce supply chain disruptions (H.R. 6571);
  • Create a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (H.R. 4814);
  • Reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) (H.R. 4510);
  • Assign the Commerce Department to be the principal adviser to the president on the deployment and use of blockchain or other “distributed ledger technology” (H.R. 6572); and
  • Expand the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to support law enforcement recruitment activities (S. 546).