S. 1759 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act
Cosponsors: 5 (2 D, 3 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-05-14
Latest action (2025-05-14): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What S. 1759 does, in plain terms
Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow civil aircraft to operate at speeds above Mach 1 (i.e., supersonic) over land in the United States under certain conditions. Specifically, the FAA must issue or revise regulations to allow for the operation of civil aircraft at speeds greater than Mach 1 in the national airspace system without a special authorization, so long as no sonic boom reaches the ground in the United States. Current regulations prohibit civil aircraft from operating above Mach 1 speeds over land in the United States without a special flight authorization issued by the FAA.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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