119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 18, 2025
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.
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Latest action (Mar 18, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Transportation and Public Works
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 18, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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ALASKA AIRLINES INC · lobbying firm or registrant: ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$500,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ency Act, S.1045 - Aviation Funding Stability Act). S.3929/H.R.8597 - Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act; Issues related to airline competition; H.R. 2216 - A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to except Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from certain eligibility requirements for essential air service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,131,400
Spent on own lobbying
…Islands in the course of transportation of passengers or cargo in either direction between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States. H.R. 2216 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Maria…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALASKA AIRLINES INC · lobbying firm or registrant: ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$500,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ency Act, S.1045 - Aviation Funding Stability Act). S.3929/H.R.8597 - Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act; Issues related to airline competition; H.R. 2216 - A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to except Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from certain eligibility requirements for essential air service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,100,700
Spent on own lobbying
…Islands in the course of transportation of passengers or cargo in either direction between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States. H.R. 2216 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Maria…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALASKA AIRLINES INC · lobbying firm or registrant: ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$530,000
Spent on own lobbying
…op in Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands in the course of transporting passengers or cargo between the U.S. and foreign destinations, and for other purposes. H.R. 2216 - A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to except Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from certain eligibility requirements for essential air service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,036,900
Spent on own lobbying
…2182 A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an apprenticeship program for students at flight training providers, and for other purposes. H.R. 2216 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Maria…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…A bill to provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a government shutdown. H.R. 2216 - A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to except Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from certain eligibility requirements for essential air service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,200,400
Spent on own lobbying
…2182 A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an apprenticeship program for students at flight training providers, and for other purposes. H.R. 2216 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Maria…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…A bill to provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a government shutdown. H.R. 2216 - A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to except Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from certain eligibility requirements for essential air service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,346,500
Spent on own lobbying
…2182 A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an apprenticeship program for students at flight training providers, and for other purposes. H.R. 2216 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Maria…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,506,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2182 A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an apprenticeship program for students at flight training providers, and for other purposes. H.R. 2216 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Maria…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…A bill to provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a government shutdown. H.R. 2216 - A bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to except Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from certain eligibility requirements for essential air service…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing