H.R. 8703

Summary

H.R. 8703, to designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower", was introduced in the House on May 7, 2026 by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R). It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 8703 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8703 IH: To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the “Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower”.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8703  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 7, 2026   Mr. Newhouse  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the  Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower .
1.
Designation
The air traffic control tower located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, and any successor air traffic control tower at that location, shall be known and designated as the  Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower .
2.
References
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the air traffic control tower referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the  Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower .

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To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower".

Sponsors

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) sponsors H.R. 8703 alone.

Dan Newhouse

Rep. · R–WA-4 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8703 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · May 7, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8703 has taken 2 actions since May 7, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8703 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8703 goes by 2 titles.

• To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower". — Display Title
• To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower". — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8703 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. 8703’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8703, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEWHOUSE:H.R. 8703.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H3343]

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