H.R. 2563

Summary

H.R. 2563, the Aviation Education Remaining Operational Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 1, 2025 by Rep. Frank Lucas (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Aviation, and last saw action on Apr 1, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Record

Text

H.R. 2563 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 2563 IH: AERO Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-01
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2563  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 1, 2025   Mr. Lucas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To ensure the continuity of air traffic controller training activities of the Federal Aviation Administration in the event of a lapse in appropriation, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Aviation Education Remaining Operational Act   or the  AERO Act .
2.
FAA Academy
(a)
Activities
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall continue any activities and support services required to continue the operation of the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, including air traffic controller training, during a lapse in appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration that results in a Government shutdown or emergency furlough to ensure the Academy remains open for the duration of such lapse in appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration.
(b)
Employees
During a lapse in appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration that results in a Government shutdown or emergency furlough, all Administration employees providing services at the Academy and students completing training at the Academy who are employed by the Administration are excepted from furlough.

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Sponsors

Rep. Frank Lucas (R) sponsors H.R. 2563, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Frank Lucas

Rep. · R–OK-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 1, 2025

Maggie Goodlander

Rep. · D–NH-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 2563 went before 2 committees: Aviation Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Aviation Subcommittee

Aviation Subcommittee

Referred to · Apr 1, 2025 · 73 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Apr 1, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2563 has taken 3 actions since Apr 1, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2563 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2563 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Aviation Education Remaining Operational Act — Display Title
• Aviation Education Remaining Operational Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To ensure the continuity of air traffic controller training activities of the Federal Aviation Administration in the event of a lapse in appropriation, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2563 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Science/Technology.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2563 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2563’s is Transportation and Public Works.

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