The Latest Airport Legislation from Washington
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Airport Alert: FAA Releases "Modern Skies" Website To Track ATC Modernization Progress
FAA releases their long-awaited Modern Skies website, a resource that explains and tracks the federal effort to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system.
05/22/2026
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Airport Alert: House Transportation Committee Approves Surface Reauthorization Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approves a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that proposes to restore and extend the airport TIFIA program.
05/22/2026
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Hearing Report: Lawmakers Discuss ATC Modernization and Expiring IIJA Funds with DOT Secretary
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy was back on Capitol Hill where he discussed the administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request.
05/21/2026
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AIRPORT ALERT: House Subcommittee Approves FY27 DOT/FAA Spending Bill With $4 Billion for AIP
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies approves its version of the Fiscal Year 2027 transportation spending bill on a party-line vote of 9 to 7.
05/21/2026
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Airport Alert: House Committee Unveils FY27 DOT/FAA Spending Bill; Proposes $4 Billion For AIP
The House Appropriations Committee unveils its Fiscal Year 2027 transportation spending bill, and the measure proposes $4 billion for the traditional AIP account and about $271 million in supplemental AIP funding.
05/20/2026
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Hearing Report: DFW CEO Testifies at House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on TSA Modernization
The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing to hear from industry stakeholders about opportunities to reform and improve aviation security through modernization of TSA and to discuss the long-term impacts of the recent shutdowns on TSA’s workforce and operations.
05/20/2026
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Hearing Report: Senate Aviation Subcommittee Hearing on DCA Safety Recommendations Includes Discussion of PAPA Issues
The Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Aviation holds a hearing on NTSB safety recommendations from the DCA crash with testimony from FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford.
05/19/2026
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Hearing Report: Lawmakers Call for More Infrastructure Funding
During a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy defends the administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request.
05/19/2026
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Regulatory Alert: FAA Releases List of $970 Million in FY26 Airport Terminal Program Grants
FAA releases a list of airport projects that will receive a share of $970 million in fiscal year 2026 (FY26) discretionary grants under the Airport Terminal Program.
05/18/2026
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Airport Alert: House Committee Proposes to Restore and Extend Airport TIFIA Program
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unveils a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that proposes to restore and extend the airport TIFIA program, which expired on September 30, 2025.
05/18/2026
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Airport Alert: Ebola-Related Enhanced Travel Security and Entry Restrictions Announced
The Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Homeland Security have implemented enhanced travel screening and entry restrictions measures to reduce the risk of an active Ebola strain (Bundibugyo) from entering the United States.
05/18/2026
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Regulatory Alert: EPA Proposes to Extend Compliance Deadline for PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standards, Rescind Other PFAS Limits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency releases a proposed rule that would extend the deadline for water utility providers to comply with Biden-era national drinking water standards for two PFAS chemicals, PFOA and PFOS.
05/18/2026
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Regulatory Alert: FAA Releases and Requests Comment on Draft AIP Handbook
FAA releases a draft of the agency’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Handbook, also known as FAA Order 5100.38E, which provides guidance, policies, and procedures for administration of the AIP.
05/16/2026
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Airport Alert: TSA Announces Gold+, An Effort to Modernize Aviation Security at Select Airports
TSA announces an upcoming public-private partnership opportunity to modernize aviation security at airports.
05/15/2026
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Airport Alert: DOT Announces Funding for Air Traffic Control Facility Upgrades
DOT releases approximately $836 million to replace and repair aging air traffic control facilities.
05/15/2026
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Regulatory Alert: FAA Announces $16.5M Investment to Equip Its Airport Ground Vehicles with Transponders
FAA announces an investment of $16.5 million to equip all of its airport vehicles with vehicle movement area transmitters (VMATs), also known as squitters.
05/13/2026
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Regulatory Alert: FAA Releases $653 Million in FY26 AIP Grants for Projects at Over 346 Airports
FAA releases a list of over $653 million in infrastructure grant awards as part of the fiscal year 2026 Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
05/12/2026
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Airport Alert: House Passes FY26 DHS Appropriations Bill To End Shutdown
Seventy-five days into the current funding impasse for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the House approved on a voice vote this afternoon a partial DHS appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026 that the Senate passed almost one month ago.
04/30/2026
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Regulatory Alert: DOT Releases Rule to Limit New Mandates in Guidance Documents
DOT releases a final rule that codifies and implements the department’s policies and procedures governing the issuance of new regulations and guidance documents by its operating administrations, including the FAA.
04/24/2026
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Airport Alert: President to Nominate David Cummins as TSA Administrator
Media is reporting that President Trump intends to nominate David Cummins to be the next Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
04/23/2026
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Regulatory Alert: EPA Releases Updated Interim Guidance on PFAS Destruction and Disposal
EPA releases updated interim guidance that outlines the latest research on different methodologies used to destroy and dispose of PFAS and PFAS-containing materials, including aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF).
04/23/2026
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Regulatory Alert: FAA Establishes New Policy Aimed at Increasing Enforcement Actions Against Small UAS Operators
FAA publishes a new policy aimed at expediting and increasing enforcement actions against certain operators of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) who violate FAA’s regulations.
04/17/2026
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Hearing Report: Administration Officials Discuss DHS Shutdown and FY27 Budget Request at House Hearing
During a House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Ha McNeill, TSA's Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, described the impacts of the DHS shutdown and defended the administration’s proposal to require small airports to join the Screening Partnership Program.
04/16/2026
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Airport Alert: House Passes ALERT Act with PAPA Provisions
The House of Representatives tonight by a vote of 396 to 10 passed the ALERT Act, an aviation safety bill that addresses the recommendations that NTSB made in the aftermath of the DCA accident in January 2025 that killed 67 people.
04/14/2026
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Airport Alert: Senate Commerce Committee Advances SAFEGUARDS Act To Increase Funding for Aviation Security Technologies
The Senate Commerce Committee favorably advances S. 2378, the Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety (SAFEGUARDS) Act.
04/14/2026
