119th Congress Transportation and Public Works
H.R. 6427: Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025
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- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
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Summary
This bill reduces the requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow a state to use its state highway standards, instead of federal standards, for airfield pavement projects at certain smaller commercial aviation airports. The bill also requires the FAA to act within a certain time period.
Under current law, airports are generally required to meet FAA standards for Airport Improvement Program-funded construction. For certain nonprimary commercial service airports (i.e., airports that have 2,500 to 10,000 passenger boardings annually) that serve aircraft that do not exceed 60,000 pounds gross weight, the FAA must instead use the state highway standards. A state must request the use of the state standards, and the FAA must determine that their use (1) will not negatively affect safety, and (2) will not result in a shorter life for the pavement.
Under the bill, the FAA must use state highway standards for airfield pavement projects at these airports if (1) the state provides notice to the FAA that nonprimary airports intend to use the state standards, and (2) the FAA determines that the state standards will not negatively affect safety.
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The bill also requires the FAA to make a safety determination within six months of a state providing notice. The FAA may extend the time period by six months if the six months is insufficient to make the determination. For each six-month extension, the FAA must notify the state and provide a justification for the extension.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Ed Case D-HIOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- David Taylor R-OHOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Nicholas Begich SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
- 2Ed CaseCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2David TaylorCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Jill TokudaCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Nicholas Begich.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2658-2659)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6427.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2658)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-552.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 475.
- Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.