H.R. 6153

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6153 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6153

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that a voluntary 
agreement with respect to commercial air tour operations over a 
national park considers the well-being of communities overflown by 
aircraft involved in such operations, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 19, 2025

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
Pou, Mr. Case, and Mr. Pallone) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that a voluntary 
agreement with respect to commercial air tour operations over a 
national park considers the well-being of communities overflown by 
aircraft involved in such operations, 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 ``Communities Before Air Tourism 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PARK PROTECTION.

Section 40128(b)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or the air traffic 
control system'' and inserting ``, the air traffic control 
system, or the well-being of communities overflown by aircraft 
involved in such commercial air tour operations''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``any community whose 
lands are, or may be, and'' before ``any Indian tribe''.
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