United StatesFAA would arrange expert study of aircraft noise and health
If enacted, the FAA would arrange for National Academies experts to study health effects of aircraft noise and pollution and share their findings with federal agencies and Congress.
What it does
The FAA Administrator would arrange for National Academies health and environmental experts to study how air traffic noise and pollution affect health and report their findings to federal agencies and Congress.
Argument forA review by health and environmental experts could give federal agencies and Congress a shared account of how aircraft noise and pollution affect health.
Argument againstThe study could take federal staff time and public resources while producing findings without requiring agencies to reduce noise or pollution.
More detail
The FAA Administrator would arrange for the National Academies' Health and Medicine Division to convene experts and prepare a report. The experts would examine health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution. The Division would send its report to the FAA, the Health and Human Services Secretary, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, and the named House and Senate committees. The expert committee would be convened no later than 30 days after enactment. The report would be sent to the listed recipients when completed.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 16Introduced in SenateLatest
- Sep 16Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Introduced
Environment & EnergyHealthcarePublic Safety