Senate Commerce has jurisdiction over aviation and is responsible for drafting the legislation that reauthorizes FAA
programs. The committee is working on a new FAA Reauthorization bill, as the current authorization expires at the
end of September 2017. The subcommittee lays the groundwork for FAA reauthorization by working with the aviation
industry and stakeholders to analyze the best ways to modernize the NAS.
U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION •COMMERCE
SENATE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES
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House and Senate "whips" make sure that legislators are present for important
votes and that those votes have the desired outcome for their party.
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