Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5523 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5523 To amend title 49, United States Code, to raise the retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2025 Mr. Nehls introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to raise the retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations, 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 ``Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. INCREASED RETIREMENT AGE FOR PILOTS. Section 44729 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 107 of division Q of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), is further amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 44729. Age standards for pilots ``(a) In General.--A pilot may serve in multicrew covered operations until 67 years of age. ``(b) Covered Operations Defined.--In this section, the term `covered operations' means operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, unless the operation takes place in-- ``(1) the territorial airspace of a foreign country where such operations are prohibited by the foreign country; or ``(2) international airspace where such operations are not in compliance with the Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. ``(c) Regulations.--On and after the date of enactment of the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2025, subsections (d) and (e) of section 121.383 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed