Legis Daily

DCA Act

USA118th CongressS-1933| Senate 
| Updated: 6/13/2023
Raphael G. Warnock

Raphael G. Warnock

Democratic Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (4)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Direct Capital Access Act or the DCA Act This bill increases the number of daily round-trip flights allowed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Specifically, this bill adds 56 new slots at DCA to allow for 28 additional daily round-trip flights. (Airlines flying to and from DCA are subject to slot and perimeter rules set by federal law and regulation. The slot rules determine the total number of flight slots that can be handled in a given time period. In addition, a statutory perimeter rule limits nonstop flights to a 1,250-mile radius unless they are granted an exemption in law.) Current law limits DCA to a maximum of 67 hourly slots for flights both within- and beyond-perimeter; a round-trip flight serving DCA requires two slots (or a slot pair). Of those slots, 40 daily slots are exempt from the perimeter rule. Under the bill's slot increase, operations at DCA may not increase by more than eight flights per hour.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
May 11, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3185
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • May 11, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3185
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.


  • June 13, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 13, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3185: DCA Act of 2023

DCA Act

USA118th CongressS-1933| Senate 
| Updated: 6/13/2023
Direct Capital Access Act or the DCA Act This bill increases the number of daily round-trip flights allowed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Specifically, this bill adds 56 new slots at DCA to allow for 28 additional daily round-trip flights. (Airlines flying to and from DCA are subject to slot and perimeter rules set by federal law and regulation. The slot rules determine the total number of flight slots that can be handled in a given time period. In addition, a statutory perimeter rule limits nonstop flights to a 1,250-mile radius unless they are granted an exemption in law.) Current law limits DCA to a maximum of 67 hourly slots for flights both within- and beyond-perimeter; a round-trip flight serving DCA requires two slots (or a slot pair). Of those slots, 40 daily slots are exempt from the perimeter rule. Under the bill's slot increase, operations at DCA may not increase by more than eight flights per hour.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
May 11, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3185
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • May 11, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3185
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.


  • June 13, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 13, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Raphael G. Warnock

Raphael G. Warnock

Democratic Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (4)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3185: DCA Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted