Congress has averted a halt to Federal Aviation Administration airport construction grants by approving a six-month extension for FAA programs. The action came just two days before a previous 14-month stopgap measure was due to expire, but it puts off progress toward a multiyear FAA bill, probably until the spring.
Final congressional action on the new extension came on Sept. 28, when the House passed a Senate-amended version of the measure. President Trump signed the bill into law on Sept. 29.