Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act

Ted Budd

Republican · NC · Senator

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• Mike Lee (R-UT)Original· 2025-05-14
• Thom Tillis (R-NC)Original· 2025-05-14
• Tim Sheehy (R-MT)Original· 2025-05-14

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

2026-07-22

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Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow civil aircraft to operate at speeds above Mach 1 (i.e., supersonic) over land in the United States under certain conditions. Specifically, the FAA must issue or revise regulations to allow for the operation of civil aircraft at speeds greater than Mach 1 in the national airspace system without a special authorization, so long as no sonic boom reaches the ground in the United States. Current regulations prohibit civil aircraft from operating above Mach 1 speeds over land in the United States without a special flight authorization issued by the FAA.

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