Senate Vote on FAA Reauthorization Bill Coming Wednesday

The Senate will vote Wednesday on final passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act (HR-302), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday. The five-year reauthorization bill would direct the Department of Transportation to issue regulations banning in-flight voice use of cellphones and other mobile devices, would clarify how wireless towers should be marked to protect low-flying aircraft and includes several provisions aimed at unmanned aerial vehicle systems. The Senate voted 90-7 Monday to invoke cloture on HR-302, as expected (see 1810010042). The House passed HR-302 last week 398-23 (see 1809270050).