Senate May Take Up FAA Reauthorization.

The U.S. Senate may vote on the FAA reauthorization conference, according to a source close to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Frist and other senators acknowledged the full legislative schedule might delay the vote until next week, but Senate leaders are working to clear the agenda for an FAA vote this week. The House approved the conference after Republican conferees removed all language referring to privatization of the air traffic control workforce. Many Democrats believe the bill still would allow the U.S. President George W. Bush to privatize those workers by executive order.