3.0.0 3536 2023-11-13T20:13:02Z 2023-11-13T20:13:02Z Senate S S 2008-09-22 110 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-27T16:06:08Z ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2008-09-27T00:04:58Z Referred to 2008-09-22T21:42:51Z 2008-10-13 Became Public Law No: 110-405. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-13 Became Public Law No: 110-405. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-13 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-13 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-03 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-03 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 Cleared for White House. 2008-09-29 14:58:50 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:58:48 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10206-10207) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:58:48 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/27/2008 H10206-10207) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 14:58:32 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10631) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 15:32:55 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Davis, Tom objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 15:27:18 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3536. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 15:27:17 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10206-10208) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 15:26:41 Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-09-27 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2008-09-27 11:21:55 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-26 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9865-9866; text as passed Senate: CR S9865-9866) Floor 2008-09-26 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9865-9866; text as passed Senate: CR S9865-9866) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2008-09-26 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2008-09-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N Public Law 110-405 Government Operations and Politics Air cargo Airlines Alaska Armed Forces and National Security Freight rates Military personnel Postal service Transportation and Public Works Government Operations and Politics 00 2008-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2008-11-25T23:49:37Z Air Carriage of International Mail Act - Authorizes the U.S. Postal Service to contract, through an open procurement process, for air transportation of mail between foreign points only with certificated air carriers (carriers that hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under specified provisions). Allows a contract to be awarded to transport mail between any foreign points the Secretary of Transportation has authorized the carrier to serve either directly or through a code-share relationship. Provides for exceptions for emergency or unanticipated conditions.

Removes provisions requiring that the Secretary of Transportation set prices to be paid by the Postal Service for the transportation of mail by aircraft in foreign air transportation.

Removes references to foreign air transportation from provisions relating to a duty to provide certain transportation of mail.

Authorizes the Postal Service to weigh mail transported by aircraft between places in Alaska and make statistical and administrative computations necessary in the interest of mail service. (Current law does not restrict that authorization to flights between places in Alaska.)

Removes a requirement that the Postal Service make a fair and equitable distribution of mail business to carriers providing similar modes of transportation.

Modifies provisions regarding the mail of members of the U.S. Armed Forces and of friendly foreign nations.

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Air Carriage of International Mail Act - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the U.S. Postal Service to contract, through an open procurement process, for air transportation of mail between foreign points only with certificated air carriers (carriers that hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under specified provisions). Allows a contract to be awarded to transport mail between any foreign points the Secretary of Transportation has authorized the carrier to serve either directly or through a code-share relationship.

Requires that the Postal Service use a method for determining fair and reasonable prices developed in consultation with, and with the concurrence of, certificated air carriers representing at least 51% of available ton miles in the markets of interest. Presumes ceiling prices determined by that method to be fair and reasonable if they do not exceed the ceiling prices derived from a weighted average based on market rate data furnished by the International Air Transport Association (or its subsidiary unit) or such other neutral weighted average market rates as the Postal Service, with the concurrence of such air carriers representing at least 51% of available ton miles, may designate.

Provides for exceptions for emergency or unanticipated conditions or inadequate lift space.

Removes provisions requiring that the Secretary of Transportation set prices to be paid by the Postal Service for the transportation of mail by aircraft in foreign air transportation.

Removes references to foreign air transportation from provisions relating to a duty to provide certain transportation of mail.

Authorizes the Postal Service to weigh mail transported by aircraft between places in Alaska and make statistical and administrative computations necessary in the interest of mail service. (Current law does not restrict that authorization to flights between places in Alaska.)

Removes a requirement that the Postal Service make a fair and equitable distribution of mail business to carriers providing similar modes of transportation.

Modifies provisions regarding the mail of members of the U.S. Armed Forces and of friendly foreign nations.

]]> Air Carriage of International Mail Act Short Titles as Introduced Air Carriage of International Mail Act Short Titles as Passed House Air Carriage of International Mail Act H House Short Titles as Passed Senate Air Carriage of International Mail Act S Senate Short Titles as Enacted Air Carriage of International Mail Act Display Title Air Carriage of International Mail Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 5402 of title 39, United States Code, to modify the authority relating to United States Postal Service air transportation contracts, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bill 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z Referred in House 2008-09-27T04:00:00Z Engrossed in Senate 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2008-09-22T04:00:00Z 2008-10-14T03:59:59Z Public Law 2008-10-13 Became Public Law No: 110-405. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.