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HOUSE 5711118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023

Last Action
9/27/2023

Actions

  • 2023-09-27Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • 2023-09-26Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-09-26Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-09-26Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-09-26Introduced in House
  • 2023-09-26Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-09-26 (00)

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023

This bill temporarily extends specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities through December 31, 2023.

For example, the bill extends the FAA

  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilot programs (e.g., the UAS Test Site Program and the UAS remote detection and identification pilot program),
  • weather reporting programs,
  • Remote Tower Pilot Program, and
  • Essential Air Service Program.

The bill also extends the authorization for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). (This program provides grants for planning, development, and noise compatibility projects at or associated with certain public-use airports.)

Further, the bill extends through December 31, 2023, the FAA's authority for expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) and to collect various taxes and fees to fund the AATF, including taxes on aviation fuel and airline tickets. (The AATF is the primary funding source for all major FAA accounts that fund federal aviation programs, with the remainder coming from general fund appropriations.)

Cosponsors (20)

  • RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
  • Jason Smith (R-MO)
  • Garret Graves (R-LA)
  • Thomas Kean (R-NJ)
  • Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
  • Eric Crawford (R-AR)
  • Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
  • Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY)
  • Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
  • Tracey Mann (R-KS)
  • John Duarte (R-CA)
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT)
  • Brandon Williams (R-NY)
  • Steve Cohen (D-TN)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Henry Johnson (D-GA)
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA)
  • André Carson (D-IN)
  • Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
  • Colin Allred (D-TX)

Subjects

  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Government trust funds
  • Infrastructure development
  • Land use and conservation
  • Life, casualty, property insurance
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Palau
  • Research and development
  • Roads and highways
  • Sales and excise taxes
  • State and local government operations
  • Transportation safety and security
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