# 119-hr-2216: To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

119-hr-2216, To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2216
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Sponsor: Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-11

## Summary

**Would add Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to an existing exemption for Essential Air Service eligibility.** It would amend 49 U.S.C. §41731(c) by replacing the phrase "State of Alaska or the State of Hawaii" with "State of Alaska, the State of Hawaii, the territory of Guam, or the territory of the Northern Mariana Islands." This change extends the same statutory exemption now applied to Alaska and Hawaii to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Air service help for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would add Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to an existing exception in essential air service eligibility rules. These areas would be treated like Alaska and Hawaii for that exception. This could make it easier for some routes there to qualify for federal support. It would…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2216 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2216)

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- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3718: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3718)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2216 (as of 2026-06-11).