House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021

H.R. 4042Introduced Jun 22, 2021Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Sponsor: Rep. Peter DeFazio D-OR

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 22, 2021
Committee actionOct 27, 2021
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 23, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4042.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-665 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on December 23, 2022.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 23, 2022 ↗
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H.R. 4042, 117th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4042
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeFAZIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 108, June 22, 2021, Page H3007):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 of the Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 4042, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

89 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 64 Democrats

25 of 89 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Val Demings (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), John Garamendi (D-CA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) and 59 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-4 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.