Connect America's Capital Act

Connect America's Capital Act

This bill repeals the prohibition on air carriers operating an aircraft nonstop between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and another airport more than 1,250 statute miles away from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7298 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7298

  To repeal the perimeter rule for Ronald Reagan Washington National 
                    Airport, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2018

   Mr. Brat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the perimeter rule for Ronald Reagan Washington National 
                    Airport, 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 ``Connect America's Capital Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The bipartisan Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, signed 
        into law by President Jimmy Carter, and the subsequent 
        explosive growth in American commercial aviation has proven 
        that it is counterproductive for Congress to interfere with 
        market forces and restrict where airlines can and cannot fly.
            (2) Advancements in technology, such as Stage 4 and Stage 5 
        Aircraft, as well as the steady growth of enplanements and 
        passenger traffic at Dulles International Airport, make 
        arguments for the perimeter rule less and less relevant.
            (3) Residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and 
        Virginia should have more options, not less, when choosing 
        direct flights and where they can fly.
            (4) American citizens wishing to visit Washington, DC, 
        deserve to be better connected to the nation's capital.
            (5) Consumers and airlines, not Members of Congress, should 
        determine airline routes.

SEC. 3. RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking section 49109.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 49109 and inserting the following:

``49109. Repealed''.
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