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119th Congress · S. 1759 · Introduced

Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow civil aircraft to operate at speeds above Mach 1 (i.e., supersonic) over land in the United States under certain conditions. Specifically, the FAA must issue or revise regulations to allow for the operation of civil aircraft at speeds greater than Mach 1 in the national airspace system without a special authorization, so long as no sonic boom reaches the ground in the United States. Current regulations prohibit civil aircraft from operating above Mach 1 speeds over land in the United States without a special flight authorization issued by the FAA.

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SubjectsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsDepartment of Transportation

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · [R-NC] · B001305
    Rep-NC current · 4 terms · @RepTedBudd · 4 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Ted Budd
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2023-01-03
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2029-01-03
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (12)

  • Joint Economic Committee (joint) · joint · rank 3 · site
  • Airland (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Aviation, Space, and Innovation (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Cybersecurity (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Personnel (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 10 · site
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (senate) · senate · rank 7 · site
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · rank 8

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District offices (4)

  • 5380 US Highway 158, Suite 202, Advance, NC, 27006 · 336-941-4470 · 36.0051476,-80.4363115
  • 333 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1504, Raleigh, NC, 27601 · 984-349-5061 · 35.7805808,-78.647933
  • 201 N. Front St., Suite 809, Wilmington, NC, 28401 · 910-218-7600 · 34.2376754,-77.9492806
  • 151 Patton Ave., Suite 204, Asheville, NC, 28801 · 828-333-4130 · 35.594048,-82.557992

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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BUDD, THEODORE P
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
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00
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2023-02-03
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2022

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2022
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$14,904,162.55
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$15,702,973.48
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$272,187.73
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$541,542.28
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2021-01-01
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2022-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (5)

  • Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · [R-NC] · T000476 · Co-sponsored 2025-05-14 · original
    Rep-NC current · 2 terms · @SenThomTillis · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · [R-UT] · L000577 · Co-sponsored 2025-05-14 · original
    Rep-UT current · 3 terms · @SenMikeLee · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] · [R-MT] · S001232 · Co-sponsored 2025-05-14 · original
    Rep-MT current · 1 term · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] · [D-CO] · H000273 · Co-sponsored 2026-07-13
    Dem-CO current · 1 term · @SenatorHick · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · [D-CO] · B001267 · Co-sponsored 2026-07-21
    Dem-CO current · 4 terms · @SenatorBennet · 7 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-07-22T17:20:30ZMarkup By
    2025-05-14T16:33:13ZReferred To
    2025-05-14T16:33:13ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (3)

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    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2025-05-14IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 2025-05-14IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-07-23T11:03:18Z
    Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-05-28T04:08:20Z
    Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-05-28T04:03:50Z
    A bill to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions, and for other purposes.

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00 · 2025-05-14 · Introduced in Senate

Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow civil aircraft to operate at speeds above Mach 1 (i.e., supersonic) over land in the United States under certain conditions.

Specifically, the FAA must issue or revise regulations to allow for the operation of civil aircraft at speeds greater than Mach 1 in the national airspace system without a special authorization, so long as no sonic boom reaches the ground in the United States.

Current regulations prohibit civil aircraft from operating above Mach 1 speeds over land in the United States without a special flight authorization issued by the FAA.

Related bills

  • HR 3410 (119) Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act
    Latest: 2026-03-25 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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CBO cost estimates

  • S. 1759, Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act2026-08-31T16:58:00Z
    As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 22, 2026

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