A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft.

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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Official summary

Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Dec 10, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses support for National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day.

Recognizes the life and memory of Charles Edward Taylor, who built and maintained the engine used to power the first controlled flying machine of the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D–NY

Committees

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Dec 10, 2016
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2016
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7109)
Dec 10, 2016
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7109)
Dec 15, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8686)
Dec 15, 2015
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.335, 114th Congress: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/335

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2016-12-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres335/BILLS-114sres335ats.htm

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Analyze S.Res.335 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.335, 114th Congress: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/335

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2016-12-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres335/BILLS-114sres335ats.htm

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Discuss S.Res.335, 114th Congress: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/335

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2016-12-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres335/BILLS-114sres335ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:08:49Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.335, 114th Congress: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/335

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2016-12-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres335/BILLS-114sres335ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:08:49Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.335 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.