H.R. 3185: DCA Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-05-10 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-05-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

DCA Act of 2023

Plain summary

Direct Capital Access Act of 2023 or the DCA Act of 2023 This bill increases the number of daily round-trip flights allowed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Specifically, this bill adds 56 new slots at DCA to allow for 28 additional daily round-trip flights. (Airlines flying to and from DCA are subject to slot and perimeter rules set by federal law and regulation. The slot rules determine the total number of flight slots that can be handled in a given time period. In addition, a statutory perimeter rule limits nonstop flights to a 1,250-mile radius unless they are granted an exemption in law.) Current law limits DCA to a maximum of 67 hourly slots for flights both within- and beyond-perimeter; a round-trip flight serving DCA requires two slots (or a slot pair). Of those slots, 40 daily slots are exempt from the perimeter rule. Under the bill's slot increase, operations at DCA may not increase by more than eight flights per hour.

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Official text

DCA Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · 40 cosponsors

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Burgess Owens (R-UT), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Andy Barr (R-KY), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Scott Perry (R-PA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John James (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] reported raising $514,399 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr3185.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr3185 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118