Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2562
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-10
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine and report on the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2562 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2023 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Ms. Norton , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Brownley , Mr. Peters , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Chu , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Neguse , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Case , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Pelosi , and Mr. DeSaulnier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2023 . 2. Health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (a) Study The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the Division will— (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, convene a committee of experts in health and environmental science to examine the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; and (2) issue a corresponding expert consensus report that sets forth current scientific knowledge relating to the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution. (b) Report Upon completion of the consensus report, the Division shall transmit the report to— (1) the Administrator; (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and (5) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.