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Decrease Noise Levels Act

Introduced: February 12, 2020 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 12, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E175)
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Decrease Noise Levels Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to revise its regulations to decrease the threshold for the day-night average sound level that constitutes significant noise from 65 decibels to 60 decibels, and adjust relative ranges of day-night average sound level accordingly.

Additionally, the FAA must

  • ensure that its community outreach related to aviation day-night average sound levels contains the results of its evaluation of alternative metrics to the current average day-night level standard, and
  • create a publicly available report that outlines a strategy to reduce the maximum day-night average sound level in all residential areas to 55 decibels within 10 years.
What's happening now February 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 20 Republican 1
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 21, 2020
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 21, 2020
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 18, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 12, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 12, 2020
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 12, 2020
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Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5874: Decrease Noise Levels Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5874/
MLA
"H.R. 5874: Decrease Noise Levels Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5874/.
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H.R. 5874, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5874/.
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