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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic transport category aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise levels if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise regulations.

H.R. 661Introduced Feb 10, 1999Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 4, 1999 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 661.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 661, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats

6 of 9 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), John Duncan (R-TN), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Steve Horn (R-CA), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), William Lipinski (D-IL), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Bud Shuster (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-8 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.