H.R. 3423 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 8, 2025. Received Sep 9, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAirports can store deicing equipment with grants
Right now, airports can use federal Airport Improvement Program grants to buy deicing equipment for aircraft, but they can't use those same grants to build storage facilities for that equipment and the fluids. This bill changes that rule, allowing airports to use AIP grant money for storage facilities that hold deicing supplies.
How it affects you
If you fly out of airports that need to store deicing equipment, this change could help those airports manage their operations more efficiently by letting them use federal grants they already receive to build proper storage rather than finding separate funding sources.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, May 15, 2025)
Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act or the FROST Act
This bill allows airport sponsors to use funds from Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants for storage facilities for aircraft deicing equipment and fluids.
Under current law, airports may use AIP funds for structures and equipment that are used to deice aircraft, but not for the associated storage facilities.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3423
AN ACT
Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI-8) · Introduced May 15, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 9, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”