H.R. 6427

119th Congress

In Committee

Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]AK· Introduced 4 December 2025
Open on Congress.gov

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Cosponsors

17

Actions

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Amendments

2

Committees

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

25 March 2026·4 months ago

Summary

Reported to House · Updated 20 March 2026

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.

Timeline

17 actions

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    25 March 2026 · IntroReferral

  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    24 March 2026 · Floor

  3. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    24 March 2026 · Floor

  4. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2658)

    24 March 2026 · Floor

  5. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6427.

    24 March 2026 · Floor

  6. Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    24 March 2026 · Floor

  7. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2658-2659)

    24 March 2026 · Floor

  8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 475.

    16 March 2026 · Calendars

  9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-552.

    16 March 2026 · Committee

  10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-552.

    16 March 2026 · Committee

  11. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    18 December 2025 · Committee

  12. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    18 December 2025 · Committee

  13. Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged

    18 December 2025 · Committee

  14. Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

    5 December 2025 · Committee

  15. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    4 December 2025 · IntroReferral

  16. Introduced in House

    4 December 2025 · IntroReferral

  17. Introduced in House

    4 December 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

3 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]AK

Cosponsors

  • Democrat267%
  • Republican133%

Classification

Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Legislative subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsDepartment of TransportationRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsTransportation safety and security

Committees

2

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To4 Dec 2025
    • Discharged from18 Dec 2025
    • Markup By18 Dec 2025
    • Reported By16 Mar 2026

    • Aviation Subcommittee

      • Referred to5 Dec 2025

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To25 Mar 2026

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