The long battle over reauthorizing FAA—which has been operating for more than four years via a series of 23 temporary funding extensions—finally came to an end on 6 February with the US Senate's passage of a bill allocating $63.3 billion to the agency through September 30, 2015.
After years of controversial votes on the issue, the Senate passed the compromise FAA legislation cleared by the House of Representatives last week by a strong 75-20 tally. The bill has been sent to the desk of President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it into law.
Source: ATW