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Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2026 (H.R. 7148; P.L. 119-75); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY26 (H.R. 4213); Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Homeland Security (H.R. 7147); ROTOR Act (S. 2503); ALERT Act (H.R. 7613); SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025 (S. 2387); Dont Miss Your Flight Act (H.R. 3754/S. 1966); Safer Skies Act of 2025 (H.R. 2353); Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025 (S. 1045); Aviation Solvency Funding Act (H.R. 6086); Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025 (H.R. 5301). Specific issues include air traffic control operations, modernization, and staffing; aircraft operations, maintenance, and safety; airport access and infrastructure; commercial aviation taxes and fees; Airport and Airways Trust Fund; airline customer service and consumer protection; passengers with disabilities; airlines rewards programs and credit card interchange fees; aviation workforce staffing; aircraft environment and noise issues; sustainable aviation fuels; aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening; customs and passenger facilitation issues; cybersecurity.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1045 (119th), H.R. 7148 (119th), S. 2387 (119th), S. 1966 (119th), H.R. 3754 (119th), H.R. 7147 (119th), H.R. 6086 (119th), H.R. 4213 (119th), S. 2503 (119th), H.R. 5301 (119th), H.R. 2353 (119th), H.R. 7613 (119th)

Homeland Security HOM

Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY26 (H.R. 4213); Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Homeland Security (H.R. 7147); SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025 (S. 2387); Safer Skies Act of 2025 (H.R. 2353). Specific issues include aviation workforce staffing; aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening; customs and passenger facilitation issues; cybersecurity.

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (119th), S. 2387 (119th), H.R. 2353 (119th), H.R. 7147 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2026 (H.R. 7148; P.L. 119-75); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY26 (H.R. 4213); Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Homeland Security (H.R. 7147). Specific issues include air traffic control operations, modernization, and staffing; aircraft operations, maintenance, and safety; airport access and infrastructure; commercial aviation taxes and fees; Airport and Airways Trust Fund; airline customer service and consumer protection; passengers with disabilities; aviation workforce staffing; aircraft environment and noise issues; sustainable aviation fuels; aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening; customs and passenger facilitation issues; cybersecurity.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 7147 (119th), H.R. 4213 (119th), H.R. 7148 (119th)

Banking BAN

Credit Card Competition Act. Specifics issues include credit card interchange fees and airline rewards programs.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). Specific issues include commercial aviation taxes and fees; Airport and Airways Trust Fund; and corporate taxes and extending certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)