119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Sep 28, 2026
Modern Skies Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 28, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Transportation and Public Works
No official summary has been published for this bill.
No cosponsors.
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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12 citations.
REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ional air space Issues related to the FAA Reauthorization Issues related to air traffic control modernization and workforce (H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act,S.5572 Modern Skies Act, H.R.8597, and S. 3929 Air Traffic Control Situational Awareness Enhancement Act) Issues related to aircraft avionics, equipage, and air safet…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,185,964
Spent on own lobbying
…ic Situational Awareness Act H.R. 8597, Air Traffic Situational Awareness Act H.R. 6168, Airport TIFIA Financing Certainty Act H.R. 8870, Build America 250 Act S. 5572, Modern Skies Act S. 5224, Runway Safe-T Act S. 5653, Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Airport Im…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, S. S. 5224 - Runway Surface Awareness and Focused, Effective Training and Technology Act (Runway SAFE-T Act), S. 5572 - Modern Skies Act, HR 7613-Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026, S. 2866/H.R. 5866 - Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, S. S. 5224 - Runway Surface Awareness and Focused, Effective Training and Technology Act (Runway SAFE-T Act), S. 5572 - Modern Skies Act, HR 7613-Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026, S. 2866/H.R. 5866 - Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Manufacturing
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, S. S. 5224 - Runway Surface Awareness and Focused, Effective Training and Technology Act (Runway SAFE-T Act), S. 5572 - Modern Skies Act, HR 7613-Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026, S. 2866/H.R. 5866 - Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Aerospace
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, S. S. 5224 - Runway Surface Awareness and Focused, Effective Training and Technology Act (Runway SAFE-T Act), S. 5572 - Modern Skies Act, HR 7613-Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026, S. 2866/H.R. 5866 - Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
DELTA AIR LINES INC · lobbying firm or registrant: DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,450,000
Spent on own lobbying
…7613 - Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026 S. 2503 /H.R. - Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act S. 5572 - Modern Skies Act Issues Related To: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Safety Issues Airport Revenue Diversion Passenger Facility Charge…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
…the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes. (FARM Bills) S. 5572 A bill to authorize supplemental funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. (Modern Skies Act) In addition to contacts associated…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act S.5224 The Runway Surface Awareness and Focused, Effective Training and Technology (Runway SAFE-T) Act S.5572 The Modern Skies Act General Aviation Caucus ADS-B Privacy Airport/FBO Fees/Transparency GA Airports Aviation gasoline Presidential Temporary Flight Restrictio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$731,939
Spent on own lobbying
…S. 3885, the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act; H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027; S. 5224, Runway Safe-T Act; S. 5572/H.R. 10683, Modern Skies Act; S. 5653, Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act; S. 5192, Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act; H.R. 9678/S. 4…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$731,939
Spent on own lobbying
…; H.R. 7553, the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act S. 3885, the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act;S. 5224, Runway Safe-T Act; S. 5572/H.R. 10683, Modern Skies Act;S. 5653, Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act; S. 5192, Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act; H.R. 6500, the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
AERONAUTICAL REPAIR STATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: OBADAL, FILLER, MACLEOD & KLEIN, P.L.C.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 8, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Increase investment in U.S. air traffic control system to address current system shortcomings (HR 1, S.5572). Address safety issues identified by NTSB in 2025 DCA crash (HR 7613, S. 2503). Provide budget certainty for the FAA to insulate the agency from government sh…
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