Bill cuts flights at Reagan National Airport to improve safety.
S. 5387 — DCA Air Safety Act · Filed by Tim Kaine (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill reduces how many planes can use Reagan National Airport each hour. It spaces out flights more strictly to prevent clustering. It removes 30 special flight permits over five years. The bill sets up a permanent group to study airport operations and suggest changes.
Who it affects
Travelers using Reagan National Airport will see fewer flights. Airlines that fly from the airport will have fewer permits to use.
One thing to notice
Fewer flights and stricter spacing reduce the risk of collisions. The five-year phase-in with a one-year delay means full safety changes will take time.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,201 characters) on Sep 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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