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Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025
To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill ensures the Federal Aviation Administration can continue operating during government shutdowns by allowing the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to provide funding for FAA activities. If no appropriation measure or continuing resolution is enacted at the start of a fiscal year, the FAA can draw on the trust fund to continue programs and operations at the same funding rate as the prior fiscal year. The funding remains available from the beginning of the appropriations lapse until a regular appropriation bill or continuing resolution becomes law. Once new appropriations are enacted, the expenditures made during the lapse are charged to that new appropriation.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Mar 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Mar 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 13, 2025
Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, 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 “Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN THE EVENT OF A LAPSE IN APPROPRIATION.
(a) In General.—If, with respect to the Federal Aviation Administration, an appropriation measure for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of such fiscal year or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect, amounts in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund not otherwise appropriated shall be available to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for continuing programs, projects, or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that were conducted with amounts made available for the Federal Aviation Administration, including for the accounts “Federal Aviation Administration—Operations”, “Federal Aviation Administration—Facilities and Equipment”, “Federal Aviation Administration—Research, Engineering, and Development”, and “Federal Aviation Administration—Grants-in-Aid for Airports” in the preceding fiscal year—
(1) in the corresponding appropriation Act for such preceding fiscal year; or
(2) if the corresponding appropriation bill for such preceding fiscal year did not become law, then in a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year.
(b) Rate for Operations.—Appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be at a rate for operations not greater than—
(1) the rate for operations provided for in the regular appropriation Act providing for such program, project, or activity for the preceding fiscal year; or
(2) in the absence of such an Act, the rate for operations provided for such program, project, or activity pursuant to a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year.
(c) Availability.—Appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this section for a program, project, or activity shall be available for the period beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropriations and ending with the date on which the applicable regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law (whether or not such law provides for such program, project, or activity) or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations becomes law, as the case may be.
(d) Terms and Conditions.—An appropriation or funds made available, or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made or funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or authority granted for such program, project, or activity under current law.
(e) End of Fiscal Year.—If this section is in effect at the end of a fiscal year, funding levels shall continue as provided in this section for the next fiscal year.
(f) Expenditures and Obligations.—Expenditures and obligations made for a program, project, or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations until the end of a fiscal year providing for such program, project, or activity for such period becomes law.
(g) Expenditure Authority.—Section 9502(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “or the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025;”.
(h) Termination.—This section shall not apply to a program, project, or activity during any portion of a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)—
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such program, project, or activity to continue for such period; or
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such program, project, or activity to continue for such period. <all>
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