HR 6427 ยท Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced
- Dec 4, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 25, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich [R-AK-At Large]
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Cosponsors
- 3
Summary
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.
Recent actions
- Mar 25, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 24, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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 16, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 475.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.