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H.R. 6038: Aviation-Impacted Communities Act

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H.R. 6038: Aviation-Impacted Communities Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-28 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Aviation-Impacted Communities Act

Plain summary

Aviation-Impacted Communities Act This bill addresses noise mitigation for aviation-impacted communities. (An aviation-impacted community is a community that is located not more than one mile from any point at which a commercial or cargo jet route is 3,000 feet or less above ground level.) Specifically, the bill expands Airport Improvement Program noise mitigation program funding for aviation-impacted communities that are not currently within the 65 day-night average sound level (DNL) standard; requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study that summarizes the relevant literature and studies done on aviation impacts worldwide and focuses on large hub commercial airports and surrounding communities, including communities currently outside of the 65 DNL contour; directs the FAA to conduct outreach to aviation-impacted communities to inform them of the opportunity to be a designated community; requires the FAA to devise an action plan that alleviates or addresses the concerns of a designated community; and provides grants for necessary noise mitigation in a designated community for residences, hospitals, nursing homes, adult or child day care centers, schools, and places of worship.

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Official text

Aviation-Impacted Communities Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ro Khanna (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Ed Case (D-HI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6038 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116