S. 1759

Summary

S. 1759, the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 14, 2025 by Sen. Ted Budd (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 22, 2026: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Record

Text

S. 1759 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 S1759 IS: Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-14
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1759
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 14, 2025
  Mr. Budd  (for himself,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mr.
  Lee , and  Mr. Sheehy )
  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
  Transportation
  A BILL
To allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national
  airspace system under certain conditions, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act  .
2.
Allowing for the operation of civil supersonic flight
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue or revise such regulations, such as section 91.817 of part 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as are necessary to allow for the operation of civil aircraft (as defined in section 40102(16) of title 49, United States Code) without special authorization within the national airspace system at a Mach number greater than 1 so long as the aircraft is operated in such a manner that no sonic boom reaches the ground in the United States.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Budd (R) sponsors S. 1759, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Ted Budd

Sen. · R–NC · Sponsor

Introduced May 14, 2025

Mike Lee

Sen. · R–UT · Co-sponsor

Joined May 14, 2025 · Original

Tim Sheehy

Sen. · R–MT · Co-sponsor

Joined May 14, 2025 · Original

Thom Tillis

Sen. · R–NC · Co-sponsor

Joined May 14, 2025 · Original

John Hickenlooper

Sen. · D–CO · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 13, 2026

Michael Bennet

Sen. · D–CO · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 21, 2026

Show 6 of 6 rows

PreviousNext

Committees

S. 1759 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Markup By · Jul 22, 2026 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 1759 has taken 3 actions since May 14, 2025, the latest on Jul 22, 2026.

Votes

S. 1759 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 1759.

HR 3410Supersonic Aviation Modernization ActMar 25, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce… · Related bill

Show 1 of 1 row

PreviousNext

Titles

S. 1759 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act — Display Title
• Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 1759, the latest on Aug 31, 2026.

• S. 1759, Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act — 2026-08-31As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2026

Lobbying

8 clients hired 8 firms and 44 registered lobbyists who named S. 1759 in 21 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Defense, Aerospace, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Transportation, Homeland Security, Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 44.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1759 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1759’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Legislative Subjects

S. 1759 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Department of Transportation.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com