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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1484

Introduced

Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2025

Sponsor
DStephen F. Lynch· Massachusetts
Introduced
February 21, 2025
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.February 21, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1484 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1484

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the 
health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 21, 2025

Mr. Lynch (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Johnson 
of Georgia, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
Nadler, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Sherman) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the 
health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Air Traffic Noise and Pollution 
Expert Consensus Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH IMPACTS OF AIR TRAFFIC NOISE AND POLLUTION.

(a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the 
Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine under which the Division will--
(1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, convene a committee of experts in health and 
environmental science to examine the various health impacts of 
air traffic noise and pollution; and
(2) issue a corresponding expert consensus report that sets 
forth current scientific knowledge relating to the various 
health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.
(b) Report.--Upon completion of the consensus report, the Division 
shall transmit the report to--
(1) the Administrator;
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency;
(4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives; and
(5) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate.
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