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To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and title 49, United States Code, with respect to disadvantaged business enterprises, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 1, 2019 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 1, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program requirements to address small businesses that are controlled and owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including those owned by veterans.

Among other things, the bill

  • directs the Department of Transportation to develop a training program for FAA employees who provide guidance and training to entities that certify a small business as a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;
  • revises application requirements for certain airports to impose passenger facility charges, including by requiring such airports to include a detailed description of good faith efforts to contract with disadvantaged businesses; and
  • requires certain airports to report annually on the number of new disadvantaged businesses that were awarded a contract or concession during the previous fiscal year.
What's happening now October 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4593: To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and title 49, United States Code, with respect to disadvantaged business enterprises, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4593/
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"H.R. 4593: To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and title 49, United States Code, with respect to disadvantaged business enterprises, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4593/.
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H.R. 4593, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4593/.
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[H.R. 4593: To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and title 49, United States Code, with respect to disadvantaged business enterprises, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4593/)
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