We have received text from H.R. 10683: Modern Skies Act. This bill was received on 2026-10-01, and currently has no cosponsors.
Here is a short summary of the bill:
This bill would create several new federal aviation funding programs and direct money toward airport terminals, air traffic control systems, and related infrastructure.
Airport terminal pilot program
The bill would direct the Secretary of Transportation to create a pilot program to give grants to up to 3 transitional hub airports . These are airports that:
- Were classified as medium hub airports when the law takes effect;
- Have a main terminal built before January 1, 1990, that is still in active passenger use and remains the airport’s primary passenger terminal;
- Have not already undergone a full redevelopment or replacement of that terminal since 1990; and
- Have a project already in the airport’s capital plan, have finished environmental review, and have reached final design.
To apply, airport sponsors would have to show things like the historic or unique features they plan to preserve, the expected local economic benefits, whether the project could improve airline competition or service to small communities, how innovative the design is, whether the project is needed for the airport’s long-term viability, and whether the project is ready to begin.
Grant money could be used for terminal development, demolition and reconstruction, utility and energy systems, baggage systems, passenger-flow improvements, replacement of obsolete ground equipment, and cargo/logistics facility upgrades. The federal government could pay up to 90% of a project’s cost. The bill provides $10 billion for this pilot program for fiscal year 2027, with no more than 3% for administration.
Air traffic control improvements
The bill would appropriate $10.1 billion for fiscal year 2027 to the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control improvements, including:
- $300 million to consolidate terminal air traffic control facilities;
- $7.2 billion for a common automation platform and a common controller workstation;
- $2 billion for cloud computing and telecommunications infrastructure supporting the national airspace system; and
- $600 million for strategic air traffic flow management technologies.
The FAA Administrator could shift money among these categories, and would have to report spending to Congress regularly.
Additional air traffic control system funding flexibility
The bill would also let the FAA Administrator move money among categories already provided in section 40003(a) of Public Law 119-21, and would require those transfers to be reported to Congress.
Terminal air traffic control and airport improvement grants
The bill would provide another $10 billion for fiscal year 2027 for airport and terminal improvements, including:
- $2 billion for terminal air traffic control facilities, including digital tower technology;
- $3 billion for discretionary airport grants under existing airport development programs; and
- $5 billion for airport terminal development projects aimed at aging airport infrastructure.
For the $3 billion grant pool, the money would not be subject to some of the usual airport funding formulas, special categories, or obligation limits. For the $5 billion terminal development pool, the bill would allow grants to airports already eligible for discretionary airport grants, and it would let the FAA consider projects that fit the prior definition of terminal development used in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The federal share for these terminal grants would be 80% for large and medium hub airports, and 95% for small hub, nonhub, and non-primary airports.
Oversight and reporting
The bill would require the FAA to brief Congress on the new pilot program within one year of establishing it, and it would require quarterly spending reports for the air traffic control funding. It also says some existing airport funding cannot be used to implement the new pilot program.
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Representative Tracey Mann Bill Proposals
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- H.R.10683: To authorize supplemental funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
- H.R.9225: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study to assess whether certain aircraft certified under part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, may be used in operations conducted under part 121 of such title, and for other purposes.
- H.R.9194: Build American Efficiency Act
- H.R.8824: To repeal the jurisdiction conferred by section 3243 of title 18, United States Code, to the State of Kansas over offenses committed by or against Indians on Tribal lands in Kansas.
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