Increase the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act?
The bill S. 4452 remains in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation as of April 29, 2026. The committee members must hold a vote to move the bill forward, but most bills fail because they never receive this step. Similar efforts in the 118th Congress ended without a vote when the session expired on January 3, 2025.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act (S. 4452 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 893 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 893 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.