Federal Aviation Act of 1958

Federal Aviation Act of 1958

Long title	An Act to continue the Civil Aeronautics Board as an agency of the United States, to create a Federal Aviation Agency, to provide for the regulation and promotion of civil aviation in such manner as to best foster its development and safety, and to provide for the safe and efficient use of the airspace by both civil and military aircraft, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 85th United States Congress
Effective	August 23, 1958
Citations
Public law	85-726
Statutes at Large	72 Stat. 731
Codification
Titles amended	49 U.S.C.: Transportation
U.S.C. sections created	49 U.S.C. ch. 1
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 3880 by Warren Magnuson (D–WA) on July 9, 1958 Committee consideration by Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Passed the Senate on July 14, 1958 (Passed) Passed the House on August 4, 1958 (Passed) Reported by the joint conference committee on August 5, 1958; agreed to by the Senate on August 11, 1958 (Agreed) and by the House on August 13, 1958 (Agreed) Signed into law by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 23, 1958
Major amendments
Fly America Act

The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 was an act of the United States Congress, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, that created the Federal Aviation Agency (later the Federal Aviation Administration or the FAA) and abolished its predecessor, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).^[1][2] The act empowered the FAA to oversee and regulate safety in the airline industry and the use of American airspace by both military aircraft and civilian aircraft.