Congressman Wied's FROST Act Advances Through Committee

WASHINGTON – This week, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to advance Rep. Tony Wied’s bill, the FROST Act, with bipartisan support. 

Rep. Wied introduced the Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation (FROST) Act on May 15, 2025, to allow Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Funds to be utilized in the acquisition of storage facilities for aircraft de-icing equipment.

“Aircrafts are uniquely sensitive to any amount of ice and snow that accumulates on the airframe, causing irregularities that add weight, interrupt airflow, and can come loose during flight, potentially damaging critical flight systems. To prevent this, airports must invest in critical but expensive deicing equipment and fluids to mitigate these disruptions and support safe flight operations,” said Congressman Wied. “It makes no sense that AIP funds can be used to purchase this equipment, yet storage facilities for it are explicitly excluded. I am proud to introduce this common-sense legislation to provide for the proper storage of this critical equipment.” 

Congressman Wied is proud to have the support of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06).

“Congressman Wied’s FROST Act is common-sense legislation that would allow storage facilities for safety-critical aircraft deicing fluids and equipment to be acquired using Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds,” said Chairman Sam Graves. “If you can use AIP funds to purchase the equipment, you should be able to use those same funding mechanisms to acquire the necessary facilities to house the equipment. I want to thank Congressman Wied for his leadership on this issue, and I’m proud to support H.R. 3423.”