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H.R. 8703

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To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower".
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Committee
Latest Action · May 7, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
May 7, 2026
Cosponsors (0)
None
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This bill designates the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control tower at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower." The legislation is a naming honor that affects the facility itself and any future successor tower built at that location. The bill requires that all federal references to this tower in laws, regulations, documents, and official records be updated to use the new name. There is no specific funding or timeline associated with this legislation, as it is purely a commemorative designation honoring Roy A. Rutherford.

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