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Airport Transfer of License Act

Introduced: June 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airport Transfer of License Act

This bill sets forth requirements for a change in airport sponsorship or operations with respect to airport operating certificates.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must issue an airport operating certificate to a new sponsor or operator if (1) the holder of the airport operating certificate for such airport consents to the transfer of sponsorship or operations, and (2) the new sponsor or operator satisfies all requirements for obtaining a certificate.

If the holder of the airport operating certificate disputes the transfer, the FAA must issue a certificate to the new sponsor if all requirements are satisfied and the dispute is resolved through legal action, including the issuance of a final, non-appealable judicial decision requiring a change of sponsorship or operations.

What's happening now June 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3209: Airport Transfer of License Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3209/
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"H.R. 3209: Airport Transfer of License Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3209/.
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H.R. 3209, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3209/.
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