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38 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

U.S. Department of Transportation: Background on Modal Administrations
2025-08-27 · Reports · R48651 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Civil Aviation Programs: Background and Issues for Congress
2025-07-30 · Reports · R48585 · HTML available · PDF available
Transportation Security: Background and Issues for the 119th Congress
2025-05-23 · Reports · R48543 · HTML available · PDF available
Midair Collision in Washington, DC, Focuses National Attention on Aviation Safety
2025-01-30 · Posts · IN12498 · HTML available · PDF available
Drone Encounters Prompt Calls for Restrictions and Other Protections
2025-01-03 · Posts · IN12476 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Aviation Administration Oversight of Boeing
2024-12-05 · Resources · IF12843 · HTML available · PDF available
The 2024 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization
2024-10-23 · Resources · IF12791 · HTML available · PDF available
Secondary Cockpit Barriers for Airline Aircraft
2024-08-01 · Resources · IF12435 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization: Legislative Action in the 118th Congress
2024-03-14 · Resources · IF12482 · HTML available · PDF available
Boeing 737-9 Max Grounded Amid Renewed Concerns About Manufacturing Quality and Product Safety
2024-01-18 · Posts · IN12305 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Issues for the 118th Congress
2023-06-28 · Reports · R47608 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief
2022-06-23 · Reports · R42781 · HTML available · PDF available
Aviation Concerns Regarding the Rollout of 5G Wireless Telecommunications Networks
2022-01-26 · Resources · IF12028 · HTML available · PDF available
Addressing Unruly Airline Passengers
2021-10-19 · Resources · IF11949 · HTML available · PDF available
Legislative Reforms to Commercial Aircraft Certification
2021-09-09 · Reports · R46904 · HTML available · PDF available
Aviation Security Measures and Domestic Terrorism Threats
2021-01-15 · Resources · IF11731 · HTML available · PDF available
Protecting Against Rogue Drones
2020-09-03 · Resources · IF11550 · HTML available · PDF available
Addressing COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Civil Aviation Operations
2020-08-17 · Reports · R46483 · HTML available · PDF available
Aircraft Noise and Air Traffic Control Modernization
2020-01-27 · Resources · IF11420 · HTML available · PDF available
Cockpit Automation, Flight Systems Complexity, and Aircraft Certification: Background and Issues for Congress
2019-10-03 · Reports · R45939 · HTML available · PDF available
Delegation of Federal Aviation Administration Certification Authorities to Aviation Manufacturers
2019-03-25 · Resources · IF11145 · HTML available · PDF available
Transportation Security: Issues for the 116th Congress
2019-02-11 · Reports · R45500 · HTML available · PDF available
Supersonic Passenger Flights
2018-11-14 · Reports · R45404 · HTML available · PDF available
Key Issues in FAA Reauthorization in the 115th Congress
2018-05-03 · Resources · IF10621 · HTML available
Securing Air Cargo: Industry Perspectives
2017-07-25 · Testimony · TE10018 · HTML available
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB): Background and Possible Issues for Reauthorization and Oversight
2016-08-10 · Reports · R44587 · HTML available
Unmanned Aircraft Operations in Domestic Airspace: U.S. Policy Perspectives and the Regulatory Landscape
2016-01-27 · Reports · R44352 · HTML available
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Commercial Outlook for a New Industry
2015-09-09 · Reports · R44192 · HTML available · PDF available
Risk-Based Approaches to Airline Passenger Screening
2014-03-31 · Reports · R43456 · HTML available
Proposed Cuts to Air Traffic Control Towers Under Budget Sequestration: Background and Considerations for Congress
2013-05-16 · Reports · R43021 · HTML available
Offshoring of Airline Maintenance: Implications for Domestic Jobs and Aviation Safety
2012-12-21 · Reports · R42876 · HTML available
Airport Body Scanners: The Role of Advanced Imaging Technology in Airline Passenger Screening
2012-09-20 · Reports · R42750 · HTML available
Homeland Security Department: FY2012 Appropriations
2012-02-21 · Reports · R41982 · HTML available
Homeland Security Department: FY2010 Appropriations
2009-12-14 · Reports · R40642 · HTML available
Homeland Security Department: FY2009 Appropriations
2009-03-04 · Reports · RL34482 · HTML available
Securing General Aviation
2009-03-03 · Reports · RL33194 · HTML available
Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Appropriations
2008-02-15 · Reports · RL34004 · HTML available · PDF available
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2008 Appropriations
2008-02-14 · Reports · RL34046 · HTML available