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H.R. 2216 119th Congress House

To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 18, 2025 Introduced by: James C. Moylan Republican · Guam See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill exempts Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from specific eligibility requirements of the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, thus allowing certain communities in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate. As background, the Department of Transportation's EAS program subsidizes passenger airline service to eligible small and isolated communities.

To participate in the program under current law, most places must meet the eligibility requirements, such as be a community that received EAS in FY2011. Alaska and Hawaii are generally exempt from most of the EAS eligibility requirements. This bill adds Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to that exemption.

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King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
Northern Mariana Islands · Mar 18, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2216: To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2216/
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"H.R. 2216: To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2216/.
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H.R. 2216, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2216/.
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[H.R. 2216: To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2216/)
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