H.R. 5455: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025
This bill, known as the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025, aims to provide a reliable funding mechanism for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in situations where appropriation measures are delayed or not enacted before the start of a fiscal year. Here are the key components of the bill:
Purpose of the Bill
The primary goal of the bill is to ensure that the FAA can continue to operate and fund essential programs, projects, and activities even if there is a lapse in congressional appropriations.
Funding Availability
- If the appropriations bill for the FAA is not enacted for a fiscal year, the bill allows the use of funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. This fund would be available for ongoing FAA programs and projects that were funded in the previous fiscal year.
- The available funds can cover various aspects of FAA operations, including:
- Operations
- Facilities and Equipment
- Research, Engineering, and Development
- Grants-in-Aid for Airports
Operational Rates
The bill stipulates that the operational funding for the FAA in the absence of an appropriation must not exceed the rate provided in the previous fiscal year's appropriation act or a similar resolution.
Duration of Funding
- The funds from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund would remain available starting from the first day of a funding lapse and would last until:
- The regular appropriation bill is passed into law, or
- A joint resolution for continuing appropriations is enacted.
- In absence of either, the funds would be available for 30 days following the lapse.
Conditions for Funding
- Any appropriations or funds made available will continue under the same terms and conditions as the previous fiscal year's appropriation.
- This continuation will automatically apply to the next fiscal year if it occurs at the end of a fiscal year.
Expenditures and Obligations
Expenditures made during a lapse in funding will be accounted against the applicable appropriation as soon as a regular bill or continuing resolution comes into effect.
Amendments to Existing Law
The bill also proposes an amendment to existing tax law (Internal Revenue Code) concerning the expenditure authority, which will include reference to the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025.
Exclusions
Funding from this bill will not apply during any fiscal year if there is another law that provides sufficient funds or explicitly states that no funds shall be made available for the relevant programs, projects, or activities.
Relevant Companies
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Sponsors
27 bill sponsors
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TrackAaron Bean
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TrackDon Bacon
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TrackTom Barrett
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TrackRobert Bresnahan
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TrackJohn R. Carter
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TrackJuan Ciscomani
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TrackRandy Fine
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TrackBrian K. Fitzpatrick
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TrackScott Franklin
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TrackCarlos A. Gimenez
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TrackAshley Hinson
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TrackThomas H. Kean, Jr.
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TrackYoung Kim
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TrackNick LaLota
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TrackNicholas A. Langworthy
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TrackRyan Mackenzie
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TrackBrian J. Mast
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TrackMax L. Miller
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TrackMariannette Miller-Meeks
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TrackJames C. Moylan
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TrackRobert Onder
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TrackBurgess Owens
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TrackDerek Schmidt
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TrackJefferson Shreve
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TrackPete Stauber
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TrackJefferson Van Drew
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TrackDaniel Webster
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Actions
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| Date | Action |
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| Sep. 19, 2025 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. |
| Sep. 18, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| Sep. 18, 2025 | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
