AIM Act of 2016
Latest action · Apr 28, 2016 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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act of 2016 or the AIM Act of 2016
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into an agreement with an eligible institution of higher education to conduct a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on residents exposed to a range of noise and air pollution levels from such flights.
The study shall:
- focus on residents in Boston, Chicago, New York, the northern California metroplex, Phoenix, and not more than three additional metropolitan areas that each contain at least one international airport;
- consider the health impacts on residents living partly or wholly within the land area underneath the flight paths most frequently used by aircraft flying below 10,000 feet; and
- consider only those health impacts that manifest during the physical implementation of the NextGen RNAV program on flights departing from or arriving at an international airport located in one of such metropolitan areas.
An institution of higher education is eligible to conduct the study if it:
- has a school of public health that has participated in the FAA Center of Excellence for Aircraft Noise and Aviation Emissions Mitigation,
- has a Center for Environmental Health that receives funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
- is located in one of the areas within the scope of the study,
- applies to the FAA in a timely fashion,
- demonstrates that it is qualified to conduct such a study, and
- agrees to submit its findings to the FAA within two years after entering into such an agreement.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2016 to May 12, 2016, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Apr 27, 2016Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Air quality
- Arizona
- Aviation and airports
- California
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Education programs funding
- Environmental health
- Government studies and investigations
- Health programs administration and funding
- Higher education
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Medical research
- Mental health
- New York City
- Noise pollution
- Research administration and funding
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2016Introduced in House
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