Silent Skies Act of 2015
Latest action · Dec 4, 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.
- IntroducedDec 3, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Silent Skies Act of 2015
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into a competitive cooperative agreement with an institution, entity, or consortium to carry out a program for the development of aircraft technology that will assist in-service and in-production civil turbojets not meeting stage 4 noise standards to comply with those or more stringent standards.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must: (1) issue regulations to establish minimum standards to ensure that graduated percentages of civil turbojets weighing over 75,000 pounds comply with the stage 4 noise levels by specified dates, and (2) report annually on the progress made by air carriers in complying with such standards. 100% of such turbojets operating after December 31, 2037, must comply with stage 4 levels.
DOT shall request the International Civil Aviation Organization to add to its Work Programme the consideration of international standards for the phase-out of aircraft that do not comply with stage 4 noise levels.
The requirements of this Act shall not apply to civil turbojet aircraft that operate outside of the 48 contiguous states.
DOT may not issue a type certificate for: (1) a civil turbojet with a maximum weight of more than 75,000 pounds on and after December 31, 2017, unless the applicant demonstrates that such turbojet complies with stage 5 noise levels; and (2) any civil turbojet on and after December 31, 2020, unless the applicant demonstrates that such turbojet complies with stage 5 noise levels.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 7, 2015 to Jan 5, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 11, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Dec 11, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jan 5, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Dec 3, 2015Introduced in House
- Dec 3, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Aviation and airports
- Department of Transportation
- International law and treaties
- Licensing and registrations
- Noise pollution
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2015Introduced in House
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