Support legislation to require an FAA public process for DCA slot eliminations, including a proposed list, a 60-day public comment period, and a final list within 120 days after comments close.

Tim Kaine · Virginia · Democratic

oversight impact 0.46 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 93%

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

Occurrences

Require a public process from the FAA, specifically the publication of a proposed list of slots to be eliminated, a 60-day public comment period, and the publication of a final list within 120 days after the public comment period closes.

Kaine announced legislation requiring FAA transparency and public comment before finalizing DCA slot eliminations.

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

Evidence

verified · Source version 64179 · locator 1226

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 metadata shows Kaine introduced S. 5387, the DCA Air Safety Act, and that the bill was referred to committee rather than enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 (IS) - DCA Air Safety Act - BILLS-119s5387is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

verified · Source version 64177 · locator 3843

Not later than 120 days after the end of the public comment period under clause (ii), the Administrator shall make publicly available the final list of the 30 slot exemptions to be eliminated pursuant to this paragraph.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the promised FAA public-process mechanism, including a final list deadline after the comment period closes.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 Introduced in Senate - DCA Air Safety Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

verified · Source version 64177 · locator 3645

The Administrator shall provide for a 60-day public comment period regarding such list beginning on the date on which such list is made publicly available under clause (i).

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text specifically requires a 60-day public comment period on the proposed slot-elimination list.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5387 Introduced in Senate - DCA Air Safety Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

verified · Source version 64175 · locator 4358

Require a public process from the FAA, specifically the publication of a proposed list of slots to be eliminated, a 60-day public comment period, and the publication of a final list within 120 days after the public comment period closes.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Kaine’s official Senate release announced the DCA Air Safety Act and described the exact public-process requirements in the commitment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

[2026-09-10] Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic,...
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-21 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was to support legislation requiring an FAA public process for DCA slot eliminations. Verified GovInfo evidence shows Kaine introduced the bill, and verified bill text includes the 60-day public comment period and 120-day final-list requirement. Because this is judged as a promise to support legislation rather than to enact the FAA process into law, Kaine materially delivered by introducing the matching legislation in the same term, though the bill had only been referred to committee.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%