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H.R. 6427

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 6427, the Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 4, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Mar 25, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

H.R. 6427 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb6427/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 6427 EH: Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 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.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 6427
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of State highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025  .
2.
Use of State highway standards
Section 47114(d)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(4)
Use of State highway specifications
(A)
In general
The Secretary shall use the highway specifications of a State for airfield pavement construction and improvement using funds made available under this subsection or subsection (c)(1)(D) at nonprimary airports serving aircraft that do not exceed 60,000 pounds gross weight if—
(i)
such State provides notice to the Secretary that nonprimary airports in the State intend to use such highway specifications; and
(ii)
the Secretary determines that such specifications will not negatively affect safety.
(B)
Deadline
The Secretary shall make a determination described in subparagraph (A)(ii) not later than 6 months after a State provides notice to the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(i).
(C)
Extension
If the Secretary determines that the time provided under subparagraph (B) is insufficient to make a determination, the Secretary may extend the determination period by 6 months, so long as the Secretary—
(i)
notifies the State that provided notice pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) of the extension; and
(ii)
provides justification for the extension to such State.
(D)
Additional extensions
The Secretary may authorize additional extensions under subparagraph (C).
 .
    Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-12-04
  2. Passed House2026-03-24
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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

Reported to House Mar 16, 2026

hb6427/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (03/16/2026)

Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025

This bill reduces the requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow a state to use its state highway standards, instead of federal standards, for airfield pavement projects at certain smaller commercial aviation airports. The bill also requires the FAA to act within a certain time period.

Under current law, airports are generally required to meet FAA standards for Airport Improvement Program-funded construction. For certain nonprimary commercial service airports (i.e., airports that have 2,500 to 10,000 passenger boardings annually) that serve aircraft that do not exceed 60,000 pounds gross weight, the FAA must instead use the state highway standards. A state must request the use of the state standards, and the FAA must determine that their use (1) will not negatively affect safety, and (2) will not result in a shorter life for the pavement.

Under the bill, the FAA must use state highway standards for airfield pavement projects at these airports if (1) the state provides notice to the FAA that nonprimary airports intend to use the state standards, and (2) the FAA determines that the state standards will not negatively affect safety.

The bill also requires the FAA to make a safety determination within six months of a state providing notice. The FAA may extend the time period by six months if the six months is insufficient to make the determination. For each six-month extension, the FAA must notify the state and provide a justification for the extension.

Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Begich (R) sponsors H.R. 6427, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6427 went before 3 committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Transportation and Infrastructure and Aviation Subcommittee.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Mar 25, 2026 · 458 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Reported By · Mar 16, 2026 · 156 Bills
Aviation Subcommittee
Aviation Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 5, 2025 · 73 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 6427, the latest H. Rept. 119-552.

Actions

H.R. 6427 has taken 15 actions since Dec 4, 2025, the latest on Mar 25, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 25, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Mar 24, 202616:40
House
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 24, 202616:40
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2658-2659)
Mar 24, 202616:40
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6427.
Mar 24, 202616:48
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2658)

Votes

H.R. 6427 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6427 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of State highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of State highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 6427, the latest on Feb 17, 2026.

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6427 in 10 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, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Homeland Security, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORTAviation - airport and related activitiesSouth Carolina14$60K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES—Virginia13—
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AVIATION OFFICIALS—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES14$60K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES13—
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AVIATION OFFICIALS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CAROL GRAVES HOLLADAY114
BRADLEY VAN DAM113
HANNAH GENOVESE113
JOEL BACON113
JUSTIN BARKOWSKI113
KAREN KUHLMAN113
MEGAN EISENSTEIN113
STEPHANIE GUPTA113
TODD HAUPTLI113
AMANDA LA JOIE112
ANNIE RUSSO BELLAVIA112
GREGORY COTA112
KEVIN BURKE112
RACHEL TRISTAN112
SETH CUTTER112
JESSICA NAGASAKO111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVESAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES2026 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVESAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES2026 second_quarter$1.2M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVESAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES2025 fourth_quarter$987.2K4th Quarter - Report
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICAAIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA2026 second_quarter$775.2K2nd Quarter - Report
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICAAIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA2026 first_quarter$723.2K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AVIATION OFFICIALSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AVIATION OFFICIALS2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORTCAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES2026 second_quarter$15K2nd Quarter - Report
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORTCAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES2026 first_quarter$15K1st Quarter - Report
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORTCAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES2025 fourth_quarter$15K4th Quarter - Amendme…
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORTCAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES2025 fourth_quarter$15K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6427 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6427’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr6427/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 6427 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Transportation safety and security.

hr6427/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsDepartment of TransportationRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsTransportation safety and security

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6427, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 203 (Thursday, December 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEGICH:H.R. 6427.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H5051]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com