Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
This bill raises the maximum passenger facility charge (PFC) that airports may impose under 49 U.S.C. §40117.
It phases the cap from $5.50 in 2027 to $8.50 in 2030 and thereafter, with annual inflation adjustments, effective January 1, 2027.
Several statutory cross-references are updated to reflect the new amounts.
Technocratic, limited-scope fee increase with identifiable supporters and opponents; passage plausible but not assured due to lobbying and floor scheduling constraints.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory amendment that primarily raises the maximum passenger facility charge and sets a phased schedule with an inflation-indexed cap from 2030. The operative changes are specific in amount and timing and clearly target 49 U.S.C. 40117.
Progressives emphasize infrastructure and oversight; conservatives emphasize consumer burden.
Progressives emphasize infrastructure and oversight; conservatives emphasize consumer burden.
Generally supportive of increased airport infrastructure funding but cautious about distributional effects.
Sees higher PFCs as a pragmatic revenue source for safety, accessibility, and modernization.
Would want targeted protections for low-income travelers and community oversight.
Pragmatic and cautiously supportive: the measure raises predictable, local funding for capital projects.
Values phased increases and inflation indexing but wants transparency, cost-benefit review, and oversight to limit consumer harm.
Would favor safeguards and reporting requirements.
Skeptical or opposed: views the bill as a user-fee increase that burdens travelers and could dampen economic activity.
Prefers private investment or state/local solutions without indexing.
Some local Republican officials might accept it for airport funding benefits.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Technocratic, limited-scope fee increase with identifiable supporters and opponents; passage plausible but not assured due to lobbying and floor scheduling constraints.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize infrastructure and oversight; conservatives emphasize consumer burden.
Technocratic, limited-scope fee increase with identifiable supporters and opponents; passage plausible but not assured due to lobbying and…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory amendment that primarily raises the maximum passenger facility charge and sets a phased schedule with an inflation-indexed cap from 203…
Go beyond the headline summary with full stakeholder mapping, legislative design analysis, passage barriers, and lens-by-lens tradeoff breakdowns.