H.R. 4246

Summary

H.R. 4246, the Essential Air Service Reliability Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 27, 2025 by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Aviation, and last saw action on Jun 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Record

Text

H.R. 4246 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4246 IH: Essential Air Service Reliability Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-27
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 4246
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 June 27, 2025
  Ms. Tokuda  (for herself,  Mr. Begich ,  Ms. Scholten , and  Ms. King-Hinds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 A BILL
To amend section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, to require that applications to provide compensated basic essential air service include a contingency plan to continue air service in the event of a disruption, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Essential Air Service Reliability Act of 2025  .
2.
Basic essential air service availability of compensation
(a)
In general
Section 41733(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
(2)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by striking  (1) If the Secretary  and inserting the following:
(1)
Application
If the Secretary
 ;
(B)
by inserting after  compensation under this section.  the following new paragraph:
(2)
Requirement
For any application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), such application shall include a contingency plan that provides for the continuation of air service to the eligible place in the event of a disruption that is not related to weather.
 ; and
(C)
by striking  In selecting an applicant,  and inserting the following:
(3)
Considerations
In selecting an applicant,
 ; and
(3)
in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking  Under guidelines  and inserting
Rate of compensation. —Under guidelines .
(b)
Applicability
The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the amendment made by section 2(a)(2)(B) shall apply not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c)
Conforming amendment
Section 41736(c)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking  section 41733(c)(1)  and inserting  section 41733(c) .

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To amend section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, to require that applications to provide compensated basic essential air service include a contingency plan to continue air service in the event of a disruption, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) sponsors H.R. 4246, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jill Tokuda

Rep. · D–HI-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 27, 2025

Kimberlyn King-Hinds

Rep. · R–MP-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 27, 2025 · Original

Nicholas Begich

Rep. · R–AK-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 27, 2025 · Original

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 27, 2025 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 15, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4246 went before 2 committees: Aviation Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Aviation Subcommittee

Aviation Subcommittee

Referred to · Jun 28, 2025 · 73 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Jun 27, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4246 has taken 3 actions since Jun 27, 2025, the latest on Jun 28, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4246 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4246 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Essential Air Service Reliability Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Essential Air Service Reliability Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, to require that applications to provide compensated basic essential air service include a contingency plan to continue air service in the event of a disruption, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4246 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking, Homeland Security, Trade (domestic/foreign), Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4246 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4246’s is Transportation and Public Works.

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