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HR 2646 109th Congress House

Right to Fly Act

Official title: To eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field, Texas.

Introduced: September 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Access to airportsAir routesAirline passenger trafficAirlines
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 27, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Right to Fly Act - Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to repeal the restriction to certain charter, commuter, and flights to contiguous states of air transportation for compensation or hire between Love Field, Texas, and one or more points outside the State of Texas.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1424 Related bill American Right to Fly Act
  • HR 2932 Text similarities To amend the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to modify restrictions on the provisions of air t…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 3
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Jun 12, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 8, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 16, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 6, 2005
Davis, Lincoln
· Jul 29, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Jul 18, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 14, 2005
Ryan, Paul
· Jun 9, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 7, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 7, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2646: Right to Fly Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2646/
MLA
"H.R. 2646: Right to Fly Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2646/.
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H.R. 2646, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2646/.
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