3.0.0 3974 2023-01-11T13:38:28Z 2023-01-11T13:38:28Z House HR 2017-10-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 160 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AGUILAR:H.R. 3974.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7888]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-05T13:02:20Z 2017-10-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 N Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Aviation and airports Congressional oversight Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Transportation costs Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-10-05 Introduced in House 2019-03-27T20:22:59Z Justifiable and Efficient Transportation Substitutes Act or the JETS Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the travel expenses of any cabinet official on: (1) a non-commercial, private, chartered flight; or (2) any plane owned, operated, rented or leased by the government. The prohibition must continue until the President prescribes guidelines to be published in the Federal Register describing prohibited and permissible travel by a cabinet official.

With regard to permissible travel under the guidelines: 

  • scheduling requirements may not be cited except in the case of travel to or from a region covered by a declaration of an emergency or a major disaster, or for reasons of national security;
  • the unavailability of commercially-available flights may be cited if it is accompanied by a written finding by the President or the Chief of Staff to the President issued on a case-by-case basis; and
  • no comprehensive waiver may be allowed for a cabinet official.

After the date of publication of the guidelines, any travel by a cabinet official otherwise prohibited must be disclosed to the General Services Administration (GSA). GSA must publish information on the disclosed travel on its public website.

]]> JETS Act Display Title JETS Act Short Titles as Introduced JETS Act Short Titles as Introduced Justifiable and Efficient Transportation Substitutes Act Official Title as Introduced To limit the use of taxpayer dollars on non-commercial flights for cabinet officials, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3974ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3974ih.xml 2017-10-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 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.