I will pursue legislation requiring the FAA to obtain an expert consensus report on the health and environmental effects of air traffic noise and pollution.

Congressman Lynch has introduced H.R. 976, the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act, legislation requiring the FAA to solicit an Expert Consensus Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that would compile and make available the best scientific information on the health and environmental effects of air traffic noise and pollution.

Commits to legislation mandating an expert report on the impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.

Local Issues | Congressman Stephen Lynch
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Congress.gov lists H.R.3935 as the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and shows: Latest Action: 05/16/2024 Became Public Law No: 118-63.

A major FAA reauthorization bill became law in 2024, creating the vehicle for relevant aviation noise and pollution provisions.

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H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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Section 791 requires the Administrator, within 180 days, to seek an agreement with the National Academies for the National Research Council to study airborne ultrafine particles and their effect on airport-adjacent communities, including aviation sources, elevated UFP exposure health effects, fuel sources, mitigation measures, and information gaps.

The enacted law partially matches the promise on aviation pollution by requiring a National Academies/National Research Council study on ultrafine particles and health effects near airports.

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Public Law 118-63 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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Section 792 requires the FAA Administrator to establish an Aircraft Noise Advisory Committee to advise on aircraft noise exposure and FAA noise policies. Duties include evaluating existing research on noise impacts and annoyance, assessing alternative noise metrics in consultation with the National Academies, and reporting recommended policy changes.

The enacted law addresses aircraft noise through an advisory committee and National Academies consultation, but it does not require the same kind of expert consensus report on noise that the promise described.

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Public Law 118-63 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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Roll Call 200 was on the motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R.3935. The status was Passed, 387 yeas to 26 nays. The vote list records Lynch, Democratic, Massachusetts, as Yea.

Lynch voted for final House passage of the FAA reauthorization bill that enacted the related UFP study and aircraft-noise advisory provisions.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 200, H.R.3935
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Sam Graves as sponsor and only three original cosponsors: Rep. Rick Larsen, Rep. Garret Graves, and Rep. Steve Cohen.

Lynch was not the sponsor or a listed cosponsor of the enacted bill, so the clearest official evidence of his concrete action is his affirmative vote, not introduction of the measure.

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Cosponsors - H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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