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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6153

Introduced

Communities Before Air Tourism Act

Sponsor
DRobert Menendez· New Jersey
Introduced
November 19, 2025
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.November 20, 2025

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

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