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HR 9949 118th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Protecting Outdoor Concerts Act of 2024

Introduced: October 8, 2024 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Oct 9, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct 8, 2024
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Outdoor Concerts Act of 2024

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue or revise regulations to provide for temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of an outdoor concert or music festival that has a daily attendance of 30,000 people or more. This requirement applies to manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft (i.e., drones).

 

What's happening now October 9, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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  • HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
    for ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. · California · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9949: Protecting Outdoor Concerts Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9949/
MLA
"H.R. 9949: Protecting Outdoor Concerts Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9949/.
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H.R. 9949, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9949/.
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