# 119-hr-3085: Expanding Regional Airports Act

119-hr-3085, Expanding Regional Airports Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3085
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding Regional Airports Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to expand passenger and flight capacity at eligible regional airports.** It sets who can get grants, what projects qualify, and limits how many awards the program gives each year. - Airports and travelers: Funds can pay to expand passenger and property screening, lengthen runways, build hangars, and improve passenger facilities, which can reduce crowding and support more flights. - Local communities and smaller airports: Grants are for general aviation or nonprimary commercial service airports that serve communities of at least 75,000 people, helping those airports grow capacity and meet operational or security rules. - Program design and funding: The Transportation Secretary must award not less than 3 and not more than 10 grants each fiscal year, and the law authorizes $50 million per year for the program. *Authorizes $50 million per fiscal year for grants, increasing potential federal outlays by $50 million annually.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to expand regional airports: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Transportation Department would run a grant program to grow regional airport capacity. The bill would authorize $50 million each year. The Secretary would award 3 to 10 grants per year. Airports could use funds for runway lengthening, hangars, passenger areas, and bigger screening f…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3085 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3085)

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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3085 (as of 2026-04-21).