# 116-hr-5874: Decrease Noise Levels Act

116-hr-5874, Decrease Noise Levels Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5874
- Congress: 116
- Title: Decrease Noise Levels Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2020-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Decrease Noise Levels Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to revise its regulations to decrease the threshold for the day-night average sound level that constitutes significant noise from 65 decibels to 60 decibels, and adjust relative ranges of day-night average sound level accordingly. Additionally, the FAA must ensure that its community outreach related to aviation day-night average sound levels contains the results of its evaluation of alternative metrics to the current average day-night level standard, and create a publicly available report that outlines a strategy to reduce the maximum day-night average sound level in all residential areas to 55 decibels within 10 years.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5874 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5874)

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