TASA Act of 2025
Summary
HR 6448 (TASA Act of 2025) is an early-stage bill amending eligibility criteria for federal airport project cost shares in U.S. territories. It authorizes no funding and has not advanced since February 2026, producing negligible market impact.
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Key Takeaways
- 1.The TASA Act of 2025 is a minor procedural bill modifying airport funding eligibility for U.S. territories
- 2.No funding is authorized or appropriated — actual spending requires separate appropriations bills
- 3.The bill has been dormant since February 2026 with low legislative momentum
Market Implications
There are no near-term market implications. No public companies are named or directly affected. Infrastructure contractors (e.g., $KBR, $FLR, $PWR, $PRIM) that occasionally perform airport work in territories are far downstream of any potential impact and would only see benefit if territorial airports received increased AIP grants and tendered contracts — a multi-year chain of events contingent on separate appropriations not yet initiated.
Full Analysis
- What happened: On December 4, 2025, Delegate King-Hinds (R-MP) introduced HR 6448, the Territories Airport Support Act of 2025. The bill amends 49 U.S.C. § 47109(f) to expand the definition of airports eligible for the federal government's share of project costs to include those located in U.S. territories that were eligible points under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 on October 24, 1978. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and then to the Subcommittee on Aviation on February 2, 2026. No further legislative action has occurred in over 14 months. 2) Money trail: The bill is a pure authorization measure that does not appropriate or authorize any specific dollar amount. It modifies eligibility criteria for existing grant programs under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Actual funding for any projects would require separate appropriations and remains subject to annual spending bills. 3) Structural winners and losers: No publicly traded companies are directly impacted at this stage. The bill affects territorial airport authorities (non-public entities in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands) reaching existing federal cost-share programs. Construction contractors could benefit if territorial airports subsequently receive and spend AIP grants, but that requires multiple downstream appropriations decisions not yet made. 4) Timeline: The bill is stalled in subcommittee with no hearings, markups, or cosponsor additions since introduction. With only 6 cosponsors (all from territorial delegations), the bill lacks momentum for passage in the 119th Congress. Reintroduction would be required in the 120th Congress starting January 2027.
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To amend the Small Business Act to establish an Office of Territorial Affairs, and for other purposes.
To amend section 212(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program.
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify airport revenue use of local general sales taxes, and for other purposes.
Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act
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