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S 2798 114th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Budget deficits and national debt Rural conditions and development Small towns Transportation programs funding User charges and fees

Free Market Flights Act of 2016

Introduced: April 13, 2016 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Free Market Flights Act of 2016

This bill terminates on October 1, 2016, Department of Transportation authority to carry out the essential air service program.

The bill requires deposit in the Treasury for deficit reduction of any overflight fees collected by the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control and related services that would otherwise be made available for the program.

What's happening now April 13, 2016

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4917 Identical bill Free Market Flights Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2798: Free Market Flights Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2798/
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"S. 2798: Free Market Flights Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2798/.
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S. 2798, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2798/.
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