Price Controls - April 2019

Schedule: The House and Senate are in session this week.

On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to cosponsor the Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act, H.R. 3791. Introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), the Investing in America: Rebuilding America’s Airport Infrastructure Act would allow airports to become self-reliant when dealing with their infrastructure needs.

The FreedomWorks Foundation's Regulatory Action Center submitted formal comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), urging them to move forward with their proposal to de-list the Gray Wolf as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

The passenger facility charge (PFC) is a local user fee included in the cost of an airline ticket that can be used by airports for specific purposes defined by statute and regulation. These purposes include airport or terminal developments and improvements, noise reduction, and competition among air carriers. The PFC is currently capped at $4.50 per passenger per flight segment. For a round-trip, direct flight from Atlanta to Washington, D.C, for example, the PFC would be a total of $9.00. A round trip flight from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., with layovers in Charlotte on both destination and return flights, would be capped at $18.