Legislative Updates Archives

NATCA Praises House T&I Committee Passage of H.R. 1108

WASHINGTON – National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi praised the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I), which passed by unanimous consent H.R. 1108, the Aviation Funding Stability Act of […]

Legislative Update: NLC Member Erin Phelps

Minneapolis Center (ZMP) member Erin Phelps recently joined the NATCA Legislative Committee (NLC) as Great Lakes Regional Representative. Phelps has been a member of the NATCA in Washington (NiIW) planning committee for three years, and an […]

Aviation Groups Urge Senate Leadership to Pass FAA Bill

(Aug. 15, 2018) Dozens of aviation organizations have urged Senate leadership to “move expeditiously” its long-term FAA reauthorization bill as lawmakers return from a nearly two-week recess. “The FAA and the traveling public have been subjected […]

The August Recess: A Great Opportunity to Engage With Your Member of Congress

Members of Congress are back in their districts during the month of August. This is an opportune time to engage them. Below is a list of things that our activists can/should be doing next month, along […]

Barry Krasner and the First Lobby Week, 1993

(From the NATCA archives, “NATCA News,” October 1993) NATCA Lobby Week (1993) in Review Controllers Converge Upon Capitol Hill To Discuss NATCA’s Legislative AgendaRepresentatives Register Their Support for HR 2663 NATCA Lobby Week, by all estimates, […]

Ohio Members Meet with Congressman Tim Ryan

On March 16, Akron, Ohio, Mayor Dan Horrigan hosted an event featuring Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13). NATCA Ohio State Legislative Coordinator Tim Tomayko (Cleveland Center, ZOB), ZOB Legislative Representative Ron Shonk; ZOB FacRep Russ Hannu and […]