Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act

Bill: 119-hr-3423
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2025-05-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act or the FROST Act</strong></p><p>This bill allows airport sponsors to use funds from Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants for storage facilities for aircraft deicing equipment and fluids.</p><p>Under current law, airports may use&nbsp;AIP funds for structures and equipment that are used to deice&nbsp;aircraft, but not for the associated storage facilities.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3423 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To amend title 49, United States Code, to include aircraft deicing storage facilities in the definition of airport development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act or the FROST Act . 2. Deicing equipment protection Section 47102(3)(B)(v) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking and storage facilities for the equipment and fluids .

Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3423 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 49, United States Code, to include aircraft deicing storage facilities in the definition of airport development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act or the FROST Act . 2. Deicing equipment protection Section 47102(3)(B)(v) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking and storage facilities for the equipment and fluids .

Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 194 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3423 [Report No. 119–237] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2025 Mr. Wied introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure September 8, 2025 Additional sponsors: Ms. Scholten , Ms. Gillen , and Mr. Lawler September 8, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15, 2025 A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to include aircraft deicing storage facilities in the definition of airport development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act or the FROST Act . 2. Deicing equipment protection Section 47102(3)(B)(v) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking and storage facilities for the equipment and fluids .

September 8, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3423 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2025 Mr. Wied introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to include aircraft deicing storage facilities in the definition of airport development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act or the FROST Act . 2. Deicing equipment protection Section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(v) by striking and storage facilities for the equipment and fluids ; and (2) in paragraph (24) by inserting storage facilities for aircraft deicing equipment and fluids, after sponsor, .