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Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2023

Introduced: February 17, 2023 Introduced by: Case, Ed Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2023

This bill sets forth requirements for commercial air tour flights.

Among other requirements, the bill

  • prohibits tour flights within a half mile of military installations, national cemeteries, national wilderness areas, national parks, and national wildlife refuges;
  • prohibits tour flights from operating at an altitude of less than 1,500 feet;
  • requires tour flights over occupied areas (e.g., residential, commercial, and recreational areas) to be no louder than 55dbA; and
  • allows states and localities to impose additional requirements that are stricter than the minimum federal requirements.
What's happening now February 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Menendez, Robert
New Jersey · Apr 17, 2023
 D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Feb 17, 2023
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 17, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 17, 2023
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 17, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 17, 2023
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 17, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1071: Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1071/
MLA
"H.R. 1071: Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1071/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1071, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1071/.
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[H.R. 1071: Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1071/)
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