3.0.0 2466 2024-07-24T15:22:59Z 2024-07-24T15:22:59Z House H HR 2023-04-03 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 59 (Monday, April 3, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEUSER:H.R. 2466.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Rural airports[Page H1699]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2023-04-04T19:03:11Z Referred to 2023-04-03T18:01:15Z 2023-04-04 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2023-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 N Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2023-04-14T20:45:14Z 00 2023-04-03 Introduced in House 2024-03-11T14:31:16Z Essential Air Service Reform Act

This bill modifies the Essential Air Service (EAS) program's applicant selection process for air service providers. (The EAS program was established to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 would continue to receive scheduled passenger service.)

Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must consider the overall cost of a submitted bid when selecting an EAS applicant to provide basic essential air service to a community.

The bill also removes a current requirement that, in selecting an EAS applicant, DOT give substantial weight to the views of elected officials who represent air transportation users.

Finally, DOT must notify Congress when it enters into an EAS contract with an air service provider and include an explanation for awarding the contract with the notification.

]]> Essential Air Service Reform Act Display Title 45 Essential Air Service Reform Act 2024-07-24T15:22:59Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Essential Air Service Reform Act 2024-05-24T13:41:14Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to consider the cost of providing basic essential air service when selecting applicants for the essential air service program, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:35:30Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2466ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2466ih.xml 2023-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. 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.