,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,mr4          
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4         
,roberts1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,blunt1    
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 ,mr4 ,udall of   
,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,mr4        
,warner1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,franken1   
and ,mr4 ,nelson7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the closing of
 air traffic control towers1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,prohibition on    
closure of air traffic control towers   
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration may not1 during fiscal 
year #bjac or #bjad1 suspend or         
terminate the operation of any air      

traffic control tower in operation on   
,march #a1 #bjac1 without regard to     
whether the tower is operated by the    
,federal ,aviation ,administration or a 
contractor4  7b7 ,resumption of         
operation of closed towers ,if the      
,administrator suspended or terminated  
the operation of an air traffic control 
tower described in subsection 7a7 after 
,march #a1 #bjac1 and before the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 the        
,administrator shall provide for the    
resumption of the operation of that     
tower as soon as practicable after such 
date of enactment4