S. 4162: AIR Act of 2020
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S. 4162: AIR Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-02 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
AIR Act of 2020
Plain summary
Airport Infrastructure Readiness Act of 2020 or the AIR Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to apportion Airport Improvement Program funding for FY2022 and FY2023 to an airport sponsor based on the number of passenger boardings at such airport that would result in the highest apportioned amount during either calendar year 2018, calendar year 2019, or the full calendar year prior to the current fiscal year. Additionally, DOT shall not calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio with respect to an air traffic control tower participating in the Contract Tower Program on the basis of an annual aircraft traffic decrease in FY2020 and FY2021. Under the Contract Tower Program, air traffic control towers are staffed by employees of private companies rather than by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees. The FAA is required to perform a benefit-cost analysis to determine eligibility for participation in the program.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · 9 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 4162, AIR Act of 2020 (2020-09-09)
Cosponsors on this site
Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] reported raising $976,129 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s4162.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s4162 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116