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HR 1219 103th Congress House

Metropolitan Airport Noise Reduction Act

Official title: To amend the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 to exempt noise and access restrictions on aircraft operations to and from metropolitan airports from Feder… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 to exempt noise and access restrictions on aircraft operations to and from metropolitan airports from Federal review and approval requirements under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 1993 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Access to airportsAdministrative procedureDepartment of TransportationEnvironmental Protection
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 18, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 4, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Mar 4, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Metropolitan Airport Noise Reduction Act - Amends the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 to exempt metropolitan airports from the program for the review of airport noise and access restrictions.

Requires the application for a waiver of compliance with Stage 3 noise levels to contain assurances that operations of aircraft which do not so comply will not be concentrated at one or more airports.

Prohibits an airport noise or access restriction on the operation of Stage 2 or Stage 3 aircraft to or from an airport in effect on November 5, 1990, from being modified, superseded, or repealed to make such restriction less stringent.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 2, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1219: Metropolitan Airport Noise Reduction Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1219/
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"H.R. 1219: Metropolitan Airport Noise Reduction Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1219/.
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H.R. 1219, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1219/.
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