119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 6673
H.R. 6673 clarifies how airports can use local general sales tax revenue by creating a narrow exemption from federal restrictions. The bill allows local governments that imposed general sales taxes before December 2014 to use revenue from those taxes for airport purposes, but only if the local government itself doesn't operate a public airport and a large hub airport (with over 35 million annual passengers) is located in their jurisdiction. This amendment to federal aviation law essentially gives certain local governments more flexibility in directing existing sales tax revenue toward airport-related needs without triggering federal compliance requirements. The legislation targets a specific situation involving major airports in local government areas and appears designed to resolve ambiguity about how these tax revenues can be used for aviation infrastructure.