JULY 12, 2001

The "Airport Noise Caucus" in the U.S. House of Representatives focuses on supporting noise-reduction technology, related appropriations, and bills that restrict aircraft operations that unreasonably impact neighboring residents. In the 106th Congress the caucus had 24 members and representatives of New Jersey and New York districts made up half that number. In the 107th Congress many of these representatives defected. The caucus now has the following members (asterisk indicates membership in the caucus during the 106th Congress):

Co-chairs:
Lowey, Nita (Dem., New York - 18th)*
Rivers, Lynn (Dem., Michigan - 13th)

Berman, Howard (Dem., California - 26th)
Crowley, Joseph (Dem., New York - 7th)*
Green, Gene (Dem., Texas - 29th)
Hall, Tony (Dem., Ohio - 3rd)
Hyde, Henry (Rep., Illinois - 6th)*
King, Peter (Rep., New York - 3rd)
Kucinich, Dennis (Dem., Ohio - 10th)*
Lantos, Tom (Dem., California - 12th)*
McCarthy, Karen (Dem., Missouri - 5th)
McKinney, Cynthia (Dem., Georgia - 4th)
Morella, Connie (Rep., Maryland - 8th)*
Nadler, Jerrold (Dem., New York - 8th)
Pallone, Frank (Dem., New Jersey - 6th)*
Sabo, Martin Olav (Dem., Minnesota - 5th)
Schiff, Adam (Dem., California - 27th)
Shays, Christopher (Rep., Connecticut-- 4th)*
Smith, Adam (Dem., Washington - 9th)
Stark, Pete (Dem., California - 13th)*
Udall, Mark (Dem., Nevada - 3rd)
Weiner, Anthony (Dem., New York - 9th)*

The following representatives were members of the caucus in the 106th Congress but have not continued their membership:

Ackerman, Gary (New York - 5th)
Capuano, Michael (Massachusetts - 8th)
Frelinghuysen, Rodney (New Jersey - 11th)
Hinchey, Maurice (New York - 26th)
Holt, Rush (New Jersey - 12th)
Kaptur, Marcy (Ohio - 9th)
Norton, Eleanor (District of Columbia)
Pascrell, Bill (New Jersey - 8th)
Rothman, Steve (New Jersey - 9th)
Roukema, Marge (New Jersey - 5th)
Towns, Edolphus (New York - 10th)