119th Congress Transportation and Public Works
S. 1759: Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act
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Summary
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow civil aircraft to operate at speeds above Mach 1 (i.e., supersonic) over land in the United States under certain conditions.
Specifically, the FAA must issue or revise regulations to allow for the operation of civil aircraft at speeds greater than Mach 1 in the national airspace system without a special authorization, so long as no sonic boom reaches the ground in the United States.
Current regulations prohibit civil aircraft from operating above Mach 1 speeds over land in the United States without a special flight authorization issued by the FAA.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Mike Lee R-UTOriginal
- Tim Sheehy R-MTOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-CO
- Michael Bennet D-CO
Who scored on this bill
- 1Ted Budd SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Ted Budd.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.