Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org
Washington, DC, July 1, 2025 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes today’s Senate passage of several provisions to promote the growth, safety and sustainability of U.S. aviation included in a revised budget-reconciliation bill.
Similar NBAA-supported provisions were passed by the House of Representatives in a budget reconciliation package on May 22 that was referred to the Senate.
While the Senate made numerous changes to the House legislation, similar items in the Senate’s version include a $12.52 billion down payment to fund transformation of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) technologies, facilities and other infrastructure.
Announced by House leaders in April, the ATC-funding proposal has the backing of NBAA and more than 50 other leading aviation organizations comprising the recently formed Modern Skies Coalition.
“We thank the Senate for recognizing with this initial funding that a safe and efficient national airspace requires a robust, resilient ATC system that bolsters our nation’s global aviation leadership,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen.
The Senate legislation also includes a permanent reinstatement of full and immediate expensing on purchases of factory-new and pre-owned aircraft. The expensing schedule, most recently renewed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, is set to expire in 2027.
“As leading economists have found, immediate expensing helps companies and entrepreneurs relying on business aviation have access to a critical competitive asset, while strengthening America’s manufacturing base,” Bolen said, noting the sector supports 1.3 million jobs and accounts for $340 billion in annual economic activity.
The Senate bill also includes a measure related to business aviation’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 – an additional two-year extension of the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, but with a reduction in the value of the credit from $1.75/gal to $1.00/gal. While the credit is among the initiatives that spurred the doubling of U.S. SAF production from December 2024 to February 2025, the reduction in credit value could make it difficult to meet increasing demand.
The wide-ranging bill now moves back to the House this week for a final vote. If approved, it will head to the president to be signed into law.
“These provisions represent an important investment in an essential American industry, and the citizens, companies and communities that depend on it,” Bolen concluded. “NBAA looks forward to their continued progress.”
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