S. 1759

119th Congress

In Committee

Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]NC· Introduced 14 May 2025
Open on Congress.gov

5

Cosponsors

3

Actions

0

Amendments

1

Committees

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Since introduced

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Latest action

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

22 July 2026·1 day ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 20 March 2026

Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow civil aircraft to operate at speeds above Mach 1 (i.e., supersonic) over land in the United States under certain conditions.

Specifically, the FAA must issue or revise regulations to allow for the operation of civil aircraft at speeds greater than Mach 1 in the national airspace system without a special authorization, so long as no sonic boom reaches the ground in the United States.

Current regulations prohibit civil aircraft from operating above Mach 1 speeds over land in the United States without a special flight authorization issued by the FAA.

Timeline

3 actions

  1. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    22 July 2026 · Committee

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    14 May 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. Introduced in Senate

    14 May 2025 · IntroReferral

  4. Introduced in Senate

    14 May 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

5 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]NC

Cosponsors

  • Democrat240%
  • Republican360%

Classification

Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Legislative subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsDepartment of Transportation

Committees

1

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To14 May 2025
    • Referred To14 May 2025

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 3 on 14 May 2025 to 5 on 21 July 2026.

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