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H.R. 6427 119th Congress House

Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of State highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 4, 2025 Introduced by: Nicholas J. Begich III Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsDepartment of TransportationRoads and highways
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 24, 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2658)
Mar 24, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 24, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6427.
Mar 24, 2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2658-2659)
Mar 24, 2026
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 24, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 16, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 475.
Mar 16, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-552.
Dec 18, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 18, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 18, 2025
Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged
Dec 5, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025

This bill reduces the requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow a state to use its state highway standards, instead of federal standards, for airfield pavement projects at certain smaller commercial aviation airports. The bill also requires the FAA to act within a certain time period.

Under current law, airports are generally required to meet FAA standards for Airport Improvement Program-funded construction. For certain nonprimary commercial service airports (i.e., airports that have 2,500 to 10,000 passenger boardings annually) that serve aircraft that do not exceed 60,000 pounds gross weight, the FAA must instead use the state highway standards. A state must request the use of the state standards, and the FAA must determine that their use (1) will not negatively affect safety, and (2) will not result in a shorter life for the pavement.

Under the bill, the FAA must use state highway standards for airfield pavement projects at these airports if (1) the state provides notice to the FAA that nonprimary airports intend to use the state standards, and (2) the FAA determines that the state standards will not negatively affect safety.

The bill also requires the FAA to make a safety determination within six months of a state providing notice. The FAA may extend the time period by six months if the six months is insufficient to make the determination. For each six-month extension, the FAA must notify the state and provide a justification for the extension.

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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Dec 4, 2025
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Taylor, David J.
Ohio · Dec 4, 2025
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Dec 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6427: Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6427/
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