Regulations and Government
House Rejects Burbank Curfew, OKs East Hampton Measure
House bars FAA from taking action in East Hampton as part of controversial fiscal 2016 transportation appropriations bill.

The House this week agreed to an amendment prohibiting the FAA from taking any administrative action against East Hampton for recently adopted airport restrictions but rejected a measure to impose a nighttime curfew in Burbank. The provisions were among dozens of amendments offered on the Fiscal Year 2016 transportation, housing and urban development appropriations bill this week. The bill, controversial for its Cuba travel restrictions and Amtrak funding provisions, narrowly passed the House (216-210) on June 9 largely along party lines. The bill would provide a $137 million increase in FAA’s budget overall but has drawn objections from the administration for nearly $350 million in cuts to the facilities and equipment account. The bill overall has drawn a veto threat from the White House.


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