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HR 561 106th Congress House

Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the operation in certain metropolitan areas of civil subsonic turbojets that fail to comply with stage 3 noise levels.

Introduced: October 5, 2000 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works AirportsEnvironmental ProtectionJet aircraftMetropolitan areas
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NoiseUrban affairs
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 4, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 3, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 3, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 1999 - Amends Federal aviation law to prohibit a person from operating any civil subsonic turbojet that fails to comply with stage three noise levels to or from an airport located in any of the 20 most populated U.S. metropolitan areas, as determined by the Secretary of Transportation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 5, 2000
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 14, 1999
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 25, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 25, 1999
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 3, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 561: Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-561/
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"H.R. 561: Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-561/.
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H.R. 561, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-561/.
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