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Return of General Aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Act of 2005

Introduced: April 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2005
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 52.
May 26, 2005
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-98.
Apr 27, 2005
Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
Apr 27, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 27, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Return of General Aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to permit the resumption of nonscheduled, commercial air carrier (air charter) and general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Requires the Secretary, in complying with such requirements, to consult with the general aviation industry. Declares that nothing shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the requirement of the Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act that the Secretary of Homeland Security develop and implement a security plan to permit general aviation aircraft to land and take off at the airport.

What's happening now May 26, 2005

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 52.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 9, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Apr 26, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 6, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1496: Return of General Aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1496/
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"H.R. 1496: Return of General Aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1496/.
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H.R. 1496, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1496/.
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