GOP bill would pay air‑traffic workers during shutdown

Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.) introduced the "Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025," a bill that would permit the FAA to tap the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to continue paying air traffic controllers and other essential FAA safety personnel for up to 30 days during a federal government shutdown, with amounts later reconciled when Congress appropriates funds. The proposal is pitched as a preemptive step to avoid staffing strains and cascading flight delays like those seen during the 2019 shutdown, and Fox News Digital says a draft of the bill was obtained.