National Airport Supersonic Readiness Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4012 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4012

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
  conduct a study on the readiness of certain airports to accommodate 
             high-speed air travel, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2025

 Mr. Moore of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
  conduct a study on the readiness of certain airports to accommodate 
             high-speed air travel, 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 ``National Airport Supersonic 
Readiness Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Supersonic and hypersonic commercial airliners have the 
        potential to transform air travel by reducing long-haul flight 
        times significantly.
            (2) Existing airport infrastructure may not be fully 
        equipped to handle the unique requirements of such aircraft, 
        including runway length, ground equipment, noise regulations, 
        and fuel supply.
            (3) A comprehensive study is necessary to evaluate the 
        ability of major United States airports to accommodate these 
        aircraft safely and efficiently.

SEC. 3. HIGH-SPEED AIR TRAVEL READINESS STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, in consultation with the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration and any other relevant 
stakeholders the Administrator determines appropriate, including 
industry and academia, shall conduct a study to assess the capability 
of large hub airports, including the largest airports in the United 
States, to accommodate high-speed aircraft.
    (b) Considerations.--In conducting the study required under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall evaluate--
            (1) runway length and structural integrity;
            (2) ground equipment compatibility, including fueling and 
        maintenance facilities;
            (3) air traffic control systems and procedures;
            (4) environmental regulations that may prevent the use of 
        high-speed aircraft at an airport described in subsection (a), 
        including any such regulation relating to noise pollution or 
        emissions; and
            (5) potential economic benefits and challenges relating to 
        accommodating high-speed aircraft at any such airport.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report that includes--
            (1) the results of the study required under subsection (a);
            (2) recommendations for policy changes and infrastructure 
        improvements necessary to facilitate the use of high-speed 
        aircraft at the airports described in subsection (a); and
            (3) estimated costs and a projected timeline for any such 
        improvement.
    (d) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, 
        Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
            (2) High-speed aircraft.--The term ``high-speed aircraft'' 
        means an aircraft operating at speeds in excess of Mach 1, 
        including supersonic and hypersonic aircraft.
            (3) Hypersonic.--The term ``hypersonic'' means flights 
        operating at speeds that exceed Mach 5.
            (4) Large hub airport.--The term ``large hub airport'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 40102 of title 49, 
        United States Code.
            (5) Supersonic.--The term ``supersonic'' means flights 
        operating at speeds in excess of Mach 1 but less than Mach 5.
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