[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.
            ``(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:
            ``(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--
                    ``(A) of 10 or more employees of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration at a single site of employment, 
                as calculated under paragraph (2); or
                    ``(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--
                    ``(A) all such employees who work at the physical 
                location of the site; and
                    ``(B) all such employees who work remotely and--
                            ``(i) are assigned to or otherwise 
                        associated with the site;
                            ``(ii) receive assignments or training from 
                        the site;
                            ``(iii) report to a manager associated with 
                        the site; or
                            ``(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.
            ``(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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