HR2216Referred to Committee
To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-18
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
James C. Moylan
Republican · GU · Representative
Votes with party: 63.6% (55 recorded votes)
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Committee Activity
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- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-03-18
Plain-English Summary
This bill exempts Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from specific eligibility requirements of the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, thus allowing certain communities in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate. As background, the Department of Transportation's EAS program subsidizes passenger airline service to eligible small and isolated communities. To participate in the program under current law, most places must meet the eligibility requirements, such as be a community that received EAS in FY2011. Alaska and Hawaii are generally exempt from most of the EAS eligibility requirements. This bill adds Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to that exemption.
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Subjects
Transportation and Public Works
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