119-hr2431

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2431 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2431

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit mass layoffs of 
 employees of the Federal Aviation Administration within 1 year of a 
 major aviation accident, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 27, 2025

Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit mass layoffs of 
 employees of the Federal Aviation Administration within 1 year of a 
 major aviation accident, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Don't Cut FAA Workers Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON MASS LAYOFFS IN EVENT OF MAJOR AVIATION ACCIDENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``

Sec. 40133. Limitation on mass layoffs in event of major aviation 
 accident.
 ``

    (a) Limitation on Mass Layoffs.--Except as provided in 
subparagraph

    (b) , the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may not carry out, or otherwise facilitate, a mass 
layoff during the 1-year period following a major aviation accident in 
air transportation.
 ``

    (b) Congressional Approval for Mass Layoff.--
 ``

    (1) Notification.--Before carrying out a mass layoff 
 described in subsection

    (a) , the Administrator shall submit to 
 Congress notification of such a layoff that includes the number 
 and type of employees proposed to be laid off.
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    (2) Congressional approval.--In any case in which, not 
 later than 60 days after receipt of a notification under 
 paragraph

    (1) , Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the 
 proposed mass layoff for which such notification was submitted, 
 the Administrator may carry out such mass layoff.
 ``
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:
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    (1) Mass layoff.--The term `mass layoff' means a 
 reduction in force or other termination of employment that 
 results in a personnel loss during any 90-day period--
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        (A) of 10 or more employees of the Federal 
 Aviation Administration at a single site of employment, 
 as calculated under paragraph

    (2) ; or
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        (B) of 250 or more employees of the 
 Administration, irrespective of employment site.
 ``

    (2) Calculation.--The number of employees at a single 
 site of employment who suffer an employment loss shall be 
 calculated in a manner that includes--
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        (A) all such employees who work at the physical 
 location of the site; and
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        (B) all such employees who work remotely and--
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            (i) are assigned to or otherwise 
 associated with the site;
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            (ii) receive assignments or training from 
 the site;
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            (iii) report to a manager associated with 
 the site; or
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            (iv) whose job loss was a foreseeable 
 consequence of a reduction in force or other 
 termination of employment at the site.
 ``

    (3) Major aviation accident.--The term ``major aviation 
 accident'' means an aircraft accident in which a fatal aviation 
 injury occurs.
 ``

    (4) Aircraft accident.--The term `aircraft accident' 
 means an occurrence associated with the operation of a civil 
 aircraft that takes place between the time any individual 
 boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and the time 
 at which the last individual disembarks such aircraft in which 
 any individual suffers death or serious injury, or in which the 
 aircraft receives substantial damage.
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    (5) Fatal aviation injury.--The term `fatal aviation 
 injury' means any injury due to an aircraft accident that 
 results in the death of an individual as a result of such 
 accident within 30 days of such accident.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 401 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``40133. Limitation on reduction in force.''.
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