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To amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the airport improvement program.

Introduced: January 4, 2007 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jan 5, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 4, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the airport improvement program to provide that the federal share of costs for airport improvement projects at airports that are receiving subsidized small community air service and that are located in economically depressed communities shall be 100% (effectively exempting such airports from matching grant requirements under the program).

What's happening now January 5, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 15, 2007
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jun 15, 2007
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 9, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 8, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 237: To amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the airport improvement program.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-237/
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"H.R. 237: To amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the airport improvement program.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-237/.
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H.R. 237, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-237/.
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