3.0.0 2216 2026-06-09T13:05:26Z 2026-06-09T13:05:26Z House H HR 2025-03-18 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2216 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOYLAN:H.R. 2216.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1[Page H1172]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2025-03-18T20:47:13Z Referred To 2025-03-18T16:06:30Z 2025-03-18 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2025-03-18 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001219 Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] James Moylan R GU C. N K000404 Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] Kimberlyn King-Hinds R MP 0 2025-03-18 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2025-04-03T12:02:31Z 00 2025-03-18 Introduced in House 2026-06-09T13:05:16Z This bill exempts Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from specific eligibility requirements of the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, thus allowing certain communities in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate. As background, the Department of Transportation's EAS program subsidizes passenger airline service to eligible small and isolated communities.

To participate in the program under current law, most places must meet the eligibility requirements, such as be a community that received EAS in FY2011. Alaska and Hawaii are generally exempt from most of the EAS eligibility requirements. This bill adds Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to that exemption.

]]> To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. 2025-04-02T04:33:35Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. 2025-03-19T08:05:26Z Introduced in House 2025-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2216ih/xml/BILLS-119hr2216ih.xml 2025-03-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.