Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1536

PIFAA

Pacific Islands: New Flight Rules for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

Feb 24, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 16 months

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by a subcommittee. It was recently sent to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for further study. The bill is actively moving through the system as it waits for committee members to discuss it.

Legislative Progress

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Unlikely to pass

While the bill helps island residents, it may face pushback from large U.S. airlines that want to limit foreign competition on routes between U.S. locations.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 8786 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 8786 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill allows airlines from Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea to pick up or drop off passengers and cargo in Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands. This would happen during flights traveling between the United States and other foreign countries.
Right now, there is very little competition for flights in these areas. This makes tickets to places like Hawaii or the U.S. mainland very expensive for local families.
By letting foreign airlines make these stops, the bill aims to create more travel options and lower prices. It treats these stops as part of a single international journey instead of a separate domestic trip.
This change would mostly help people living in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. It also strengthens ties with key allies in the Pacific region by allowing their airlines to provide more service to U.S. territories.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

3 milestones3 actions

Feb 24, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Feb 24, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

PIFAA

Bill NumberHR 1536

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Data Sources

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