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H.R. 3085 119th Congress House

Expanding Regional Airports Act

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide assistance to underserved airports to improve passenger and flight capacity, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Gabe Vasquez Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 29, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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Expanding Regional Airports Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a grant program for general aviation and nonprimary commercial service airports to improve passenger and flight capacity.

Grants may be used for (1) activities that improve passenger and flight capacity at the airport, including the expansion of passenger and property screening facilities, runway lengthening, construction of hangars and associated infrastructure, and improving passenger facilities; and (2) costs incurred to comply with certain operational and security requirements.

DOT must provide 3 to 10 grants per fiscal year to eligible airports (i.e., general aviation or nonprimary commercial service airports that serve a community with a population of at least 75,000).

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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Apr 29, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3085: Expanding Regional Airports Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3085/
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"H.R. 3085: Expanding Regional Airports Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3085/.
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H.R. 3085, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3085/.
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