Support legislation to cap hourly arrivals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by requiring the FAA to reduce DCA's Airport Arrival Rate to no more than 28 aircraft per consecutive 60-minute period.

Tim Kaine · Virginia · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The bill would cap hourly arrivals... Specifically, the DCA Air Safety Act would: Cap hourly arrivals by requiring the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reduce DCA’s Airport Arrival Rate to no more than 28 aircraft per consecutive 60-minute period

Kaine announced the DCA Air Safety Act, which would cap DCA hourly arrivals through an FAA arrival-rate limit.

[2026-09-10] Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic,...
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Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) announced the DCA Air Safety Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Kaine publicly announced support for the DCA Air Safety Act with Warner during the lookback window.

partial same_term A for effort

[2026-09-10] Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic,...
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Cap hourly arrivals by requiring the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reduce DCA’s Airport Arrival Rate to no more than 28 aircraft per consecutive 60-minute period

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Kaine's official release describes the exact policy mechanism in the commitment: reducing DCA's Airport Arrival Rate to no more than 28 aircraft per consecutive 60-minute period.

partial same_term A for effort

[2026-09-10] Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic,...
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo bill text shows Kaine introduced S. 5387 and that it was referred to committee, indicating concrete legislative effort but no enactment yet.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 Introduced in Senate - DCA Air Safety Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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the Administrator shall reduce the Airport Arrival Rate at DCA to no more than 28 aircraft.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the promised cap language, contingent on enactment; because the bill remains introduced/referred, the commitment is not fully delivered.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 Introduced in Senate - DCA Air Safety Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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Last Action Date Listed September 14, 2026 Action Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo metadata lists only introduction and referral as the last action, so the legislative attempt remains pending rather than enacted as of the refresh.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 (IS) - DCA Air Safety Act - BILLS-119s5387is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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