FAA study on air traffic health

Summary#

This bill directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Those arrangements are to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes. The bill was sponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey. Status: read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

What it means for you#

If enacted, the bill would require the FAA to work with the National Academies to produce a report about how air traffic noise and pollution affect health. The bill text does not say the report's schedule, who would receive it, or whether it would change FAA operations.

Expenses#

No publicly available information.

Proponents' View#

No publicly available information on proponents' detailed statements in the bill text. Sponsors of the bill are Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information.