SONG Act

Bill: 116-hr-3646
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2019-07-09
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Sports and recreation facilities

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stadiums Operating under New Guidance Act or the</b> <b>SONG Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue temporary flight restrictions for sporting events.</p> <p>The bill requires the FAA to revise the meaning of &quot;sporting&quot; to include all major events held in stadiums, including concerts.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3646 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2019 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Cooper , Mr. Burchett , Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee , and Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to revise section 91.145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, such that the term sporting does not limit the types of major events described in such section.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stadiums Operating under New Guidance Act or the SONG Act . 2. Revision of section 91.145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall revise section 91.145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), such that the term sporting does not limit the types of major events described in such section.