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Essential Air Service Reliability Act of 2025
To amend section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, to require that applications to provide compensated basic essential air service include a contingency plan to continue air service in the event of a disruption, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend the Essential Air Service program to require airlines seeking compensation for basic essential air service to include a contingency plan in their applications that provides for continuation of air service in the event of a disruption not related to weather. The Secretary of Transportation must implement this requirement within 180 days of enactment. The bill also makes conforming amendments to related provisions of the Essential Air Service statute.
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Actions (3)
- Jun 28, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. · house
- Jun 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jun 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2025
Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Begich, Ms. Scholten, and Ms. King-Hinds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, to require that applications to provide compensated basic essential air service include a contingency plan to continue air service in the event of a disruption, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Essential Air Service Reliability Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. BASIC ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AVAILABILITY OF COMPENSATION.
(a) In General.—Section 41733(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking “(1) If the Secretary” and inserting the following:
“(1) Application.—If the Secretary”;
(B) by inserting after “compensation under this section.” the following new paragraph:
“(2) Requirement.—For any application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), such application shall include a contingency plan that provides for the continuation of air service to the eligible place in the event of a disruption that is not related to weather.”; and
(C) by striking “In selecting an applicant,” and inserting the following:
“(3) Considerations.—In selecting an applicant,”; and
(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking “Under guidelines” and inserting “Rate of compensation.— Under guidelines”.
(b) Applicability.—The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the amendment made by section 2(a)(2)(B) shall apply not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Conforming Amendment.—Section 41736(c)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 41733(c)(1)” and inserting “section 41733(c)”. <all>
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