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S 239 114th Congress Senate

Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015

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

Introduced: February 24, 2016 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airportsNoise pollutionTransportation programs funding
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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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 Latest action January 22, 2015

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

 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.

 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
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
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
 R
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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