PIFAA
Latest action · Feb 24, 2025 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.
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pacific Island Flight Alternatives Act of 2025 or PIFAA
This bill allows authorized foreign aircraft to pick up and drop off passengers and cargo in Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands on international flights to or from other places in the United States. Authorized aircraft are those registered to a foreign air carrier from Japan, the Philippines, or South Korea.
Current law prohibits foreign air carriers from transporting passengers or cargo between places in the United States, with exceptions.
The bill deems that passengers or cargo that are added to or removed from authorized foreign aircraft in Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands on a flight that is traveling between another place in the United States and an international location have not broken the international journey, thus allowing authorized foreign aircraft to transport passengers and cargo between Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands and other places in the United States on such flights.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 24, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Original | Feb 24, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Feb 24, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2025Introduced in House
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