FAA Community Accountability Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 6, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 5, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
FAA Community Accountability Act of 2015
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in considering flight paths or procedures as part of the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, to limit negative impacts on the human environment near airports. The FAA may give preference to overlays of existing flight paths or procedures to ensure compatibility with land use.
The FAA shall appoint an FAA Community Ombudsman for each of its regions to:
- act as a liaison with communities regarding problems related to the impact of commercial aviation on the human environment;
- monitor the impact of System implementation on communities near affected airports;
- make recommendations to address community concerns and improve the use of community comments in FAA decisionmaking; and
- report periodically on the impact of commercial aviation on the human environment and on FAA responsiveness to community concerns.
The FAA, in implementing the System, may not treat the establishment or revision of a flight path or procedure as covered by a categorical exclusion if an Ombudsman or airport operator submits notification that: (1) extraordinary circumstances exist, or (2) the establishment or revision will have a significant adverse impact on the human environment near such airport. The FAA, before treating such establishment or revision as covered by a categorical exclusion, shall provide notice and an opportunity for comment to persons affected.
The bill requires the FAA to: (1) reconsider a flight path or procedure established or revised after February 14, 2012, as part of the implementation of the System if an Ombudsman or airport operator submits written notification that the establishment or revision is resulting in a significant adverse impact on the human environment near the airport, (2) provide notice of such reconsideration and an opportunity for public comment, (3) assess the impacts on the human environment, and (4) report on comments received, assessment results, and changes to be made.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 5, 2015 to Jun 10, 2016; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Dec 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Feb 4, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 4, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | May 16, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | May 19, 2016 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 10, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 5, 2015 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Nov 6, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Nov 5, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 165, November 5, 2015, page H8153.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2761 | FAA Community Accountability Act of 2016 | Related bill | Apr 7, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to improve the process for establishing and revising flight paths and procedures, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- FAA Community Accountability Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Aviation and airports
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Land use and conservation
- Noise pollution
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
