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El Paso Airport: Replace the Air Traffic Control Tower

Also known as: El Paso Air Traffic Control Tower Modernization Act

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Key Points

  • Congress would fund a replacement air traffic control tower at El Paso International Airport in Texas.
  • The bill does not list a dollar amount; it says the Treasury can provide “such sums as may be necessary.”
  • If funded and built, the new tower would support the people who guide planes in and out, which can improve day-to-day airport operations.
  • Most direct impacts would be local: travelers, airlines, and aviation workers in the El Paso area.
  • This is a targeted construction funding bill, not a nationwide change to air travel rules.
InfrastructureTransportation

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Dec 11, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Dec 11, 2025

Introduced in House

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

El Paso Air Traffic Control Tower Modernization Act

Bill NumberHR 6632
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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