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S 239 114th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Noise pollution Transportation programs funding

Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015

Introduced: January 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 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-FY2017 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-FY2017, and (2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012.

What's happening now January 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 853 Related bill Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015
  • S 2658 Related bill Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 25, 2016
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 24, 2016
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 22, 2016
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2015
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 22, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 22, 2015
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 239: Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-239/
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"S. 239: Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-239/.
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S. 239, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-239/.
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