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HR 8233 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Rural conditions and development Small towns Transportation programs funding

Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act

Introduced: September 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sep 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 11, 2020
Introduced in House
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Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to reinstitute a subsidy under the Essential Air Service program for all airports that were removed from such program after FY2015. The Essential Air Service program was established to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before deregulation would continue to receive scheduled passenger service, with subsidies if necessary.

What's happening now September 14, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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Reed, Tom
· Sep 11, 2020
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8233: Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8233/
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"H.R. 8233: Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8233/.
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H.R. 8233, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8233/.
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