Support legislation to reduce flight clustering at DCA by requiring binding 30-minute interval caps within 180 days so airport operations are distributed evenly across each hour.

Tim Kaine · Virginia · Democratic

policy impact 0.64 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 95%

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

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Reduce flight clustering... by requiring the establishment of binding 30-minute interval caps within 180 days so operations are distributed evenly across each hour.

Kaine announced legislation requiring binding 30-minute interval caps at DCA to reduce flight clustering.

[2026-09-10] Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic,...
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Evidence

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binding 30-minute interval caps

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill contains the promised mechanism for DCA flight-clustering limits, but the text is introduced legislation rather than enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 Introduced in Senate - DCA Air Safety Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text ties the 180-day deadline to enactment, so the implementation clock has not begun absent enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 Introduced in Senate - DCA Air Safety Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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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 records Kaine as introducing S. 5387 and shows referral to committee, not passage or enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 (IS) - DCA Air Safety Act - BILLS-119s5387is | Content Details | GovInfo
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join us in getting it across the finish line as quickly as possible

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Kaine’s official release confirms active support for the DCA Air Safety Act while indicating the bill still needed congressional action.

unresolved same_term A for effort

[2026-09-10] Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic,...
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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