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HR 4495 118th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Department of Transportation Noise pollution

Aircraft Noise Reduction Act

Introduced: July 6, 2023 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Jul 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 6, 2023
Introduced in House
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Aircraft Noise Reduction Act

This bill allows a general aviation airport to make reasonable adjustments to air traffic and training patterns of noncommercial charter flights for the purposes of implementing aircraft noise limitations. A general aviation airport is a public-use airport that does not have scheduled service or that has scheduled service with less than 2,500 passenger boardings per year. 

Specifically, upon the request of a general aviation airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must consult with the airport and provide for reasonable adjustments to air traffic and training patterns that do not otherwise violate law.

No federal funds may be withheld from, withdrawn from, or denied to a general aviation airport based solely on an activity carried out under this bill. 

In the case of an emergency, the FAA may reject or temporarily restrict an accommodation to a general aviation airport to implement aircraft noise limitations.

Further, the Department of Transportation must update current regulations, as necessary, to allow general aviation airports to implement effective noise abatement measures, as determined appropriate by general aviation airport owners and operators. 

What's happening now July 7, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 11, 2023
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 11, 2023
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 6, 2023
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 6, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4495: Aircraft Noise Reduction Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4495/
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"H.R. 4495: Aircraft Noise Reduction Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4495/.
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H.R. 4495, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4495/.
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