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HR 853 114th Congress House

Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to apportionments under the Airport Improvement Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2015 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airportsNoise pollutionTransportation programs funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 11, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 11, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015

Prescribes a special rule to require the Secretary of Transportation for FY2015 and FY2016 to apportion amounts for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs to sponsors of primary airports based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2012 if it had: (1) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for FY2015 or FY2016, and (2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 239 Related bill Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015
  • S 2658 Related bill Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 853: Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-853/
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"H.R. 853: Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-853/.
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