Sponsor
Mark E. Amodei
Representative · R-NV
Representative · R-NV
The bill raises and indexes PFCs to give airports stable funding for upgrades and planning, improving facilities but passing higher costs onto passengers—especially low‑income flyers—and reducing reliance on federal grants.
Airports and local governments can collect higher, inflation‑indexed passenger facility charge (PFC) revenue (rising to $8.50 by 2030 plus inflation) so they can fund airport projects such as terminal improvements, gates, safety upgrades, and noise mitigation.
Travelers, taxpayers, and small businesses stand to benefit from improved airport facilities and services (better terminals, gates, and noise mitigation) financed by the increased PFC revenue.
Airports and carriers gain a predictable, inflation‑indexed PFC cap that improves long‑term budgeting and project planning for airport infrastructure.
Airline passengers and travelers will face higher out‑of‑pocket travel costs because PFCs can rise to $8.50 (plus inflation), increasing the price of air travel.
Low‑income travelers will be disproportionately burdened by higher PFCs, making air travel less affordable for those with limited means.
Federal taxpayers could see reduced pressure to fund airport grants as more costs are covered by PFC revenue, effectively shifting some funding responsibility from federal coffers onto airline passengers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Raises the statutory passenger facility charge cap in phased steps to $8.50 by Jan 1, 2030, with annual inflation adjustments thereafter.
Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 5, 2025 by Mark E. Amodei · Last progress June 5, 2025
Raises the statutory cap on the passenger facility charge (PFC) that airports can impose on airline tickets in phased steps beginning Jan 1, 2027, reaching $8.50 per enplanement on and after Jan 1, 2030, with annual inflation adjustments thereafter. Makes conforming edits to the PFC statute's paragraph structure and cross-references and applies the new cap to PFCs imposed on or after Jan 1, 2027. The bill does not create new grant programs or appropriate funds; it changes the maximum local fee airports may charge to fund capital projects, and it updates statutory language to reflect the new numeric cap and paragraph organization.