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HR 2499 106th Congress House

Silent Skies Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the operation of certain aircraft not complying with stage 4 noise levels.

Introduced: July 13, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 14, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1540)
Jul 13, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 13, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Silent Skies Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to ensure that: (1) 50 percent of the civil turbojets with a maximum weight of more than 75,000 pounds operating after December 31, 2006 (and 100 percent of such turbojets operating after December 31, 2011) in the United States comply with Federal stage 4 noise levels standards; and (2) air carriers, in purchasing and using civil turbojets that comply with such standards, give priority to using them for air transportation to or from high density airports. Requires each air carrier to report annually to the Secretary (and the Secretary to Congress) on progress the carrier is making toward complying with the requirements of this Act. Requires such aircraft that are imported after a specified date into a noncontiguous State or U.S. territory and that are used to provide transportation in the 48 contiguous States to comply with stage 4 noise levels.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 6, 2000
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 14, 1999
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 13, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 13, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2499: Silent Skies Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2499/
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"H.R. 2499: Silent Skies Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2499/.
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H.R. 2499, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2499/.
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