HR 5451 — Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-18
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) | — | H.R. 5451 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA | AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA | — | H.R. 5451 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 5451 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-18 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5451 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5451 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5451 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 230 | $65,335 | $65,335 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 10 | $16,335 | $16,335 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 4 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 | |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 20 | $10,139 | $10,139 |
| 6 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 9 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 10 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 12 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 14 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 15 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 25 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
10 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 253 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 10 yes / 0 no / 253 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
10 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION (h.r. 5451) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA (h.r. 5451) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) (h.r. 5451) · lobbying_bill_mention