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To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower".
To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the ``Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower''.
Summary
This bill designates the air traffic control tower located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower." The designation applies to the current facility and any successor air traffic control tower at that location. All references in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and records to this air traffic control tower shall be updated to reflect the new designation.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
Actions (2)
- May 7, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- May 7, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2026
Mr. Newhouse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the “Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower”.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The air traffic control tower located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, and any successor air traffic control tower at that location, shall be known and designated as the “Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower”.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the air traffic control tower referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower”. <all>
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