H.R. 6503 · 118th Congress · enacted
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II
Became Public Law No: 118-34.
Latest official action 2023-12-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II This bill temporarily extends specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities through March 8, 2024. For example, the bill extends the FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilot programs (e.g., the UAS Test Site Program and the UAS remote detection and identification pilot program); weather reporting programs; Remote Tower Pilot Program; and Essential Air Service Program. The bill also extends authorization for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). (This program provides grants for planning, development, and noise compatibility projects at or associated with certain public-use airports.) Further, the bill extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority for expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) and to collect various taxes and fees to fund the AATF, including taxes on aviation fuel and airline tickets. (The AATF is the primary funding source for all major FAA accounts that fund federal aviation programs, with the remainder coming from general fund appropriations.)
Congressional Research Service · 2023-11-29
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Sam Graves
House · MO District 6 · Republican
$891,107PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rick Larsen
House · WA District 2 · Democratic
$1,298,425PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
HERZOG PAC$24,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$20,000
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC$19,500
CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC$19,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$19,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$17,500
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PAC$17,000
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,500
AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION-POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (ASLRRA-PAC)$16,500
WSP USA INC. PAC$16,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$15,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$15,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)$15,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$15,000
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC$15,000
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$15,000
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC)$15,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$15,000
SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PAC$15,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC)$15,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$15,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$15,000
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC. EMPLOYEE PAC - GRANITEPAC$14,500
GENESEE & WYOMING INC. PAC$14,050
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC.$14,000
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC$13,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)$13,000
AECOM PAC$12,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PAC$12,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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