[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 60 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 60

  Expressing the sense of Congress that United States commercial air 
carriers should provide certain benefits to members of the Armed Forces 
 who are traveling on official military orders and are being deployed 
         overseas or are returning from an overseas deployment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2011

   Mr. Denham (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
 Braley of Iowa, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Guinta, Mr. 
   Gowdy, Mr. Schilling, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Runyan, Mr. 
McKeon, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Reed, 
 Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Heck, Mr. Mack, Mr. Dold, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Harris, 
Mr. Nugent, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Kissell, 
  Mr. Costa, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Mica, Mr. Smith of 
 Washington, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Coble, Mr. Richmond, and Mrs. 
   Ellmers) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that United States commercial air 
carriers should provide certain benefits to members of the Armed Forces 
 who are traveling on official military orders and are being deployed 
         overseas or are returning from an overseas deployment.

Whereas members of the Armed Forces carry their personal and military equipment 
        on aircraft when being deployed overseas or returning from an overseas 
        deployment;
Whereas individual members of the Armed Forces have been charged as much as $200 
        for checked baggage when returning from an overseas deployment;
Whereas members of the Armed Forces should not have to endure personal financial 
        hardship as a result of serving our country;
Whereas members of the Armed Forces make great sacrifices, including putting 
        their lives in danger, to defend our country; and
Whereas members of the Armed Forces traveling on official military orders should 
        be provided with all reasonable and available accommodations when on 
        commercial aircraft: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that each United States commercial air 
carrier should provide to any member of the Armed Forces who is 
traveling on official military orders and is being deployed overseas or 
is returning from an overseas deployment--
            (1) priority with respect to aircraft boarding;
            (2) priority with respect to seat upgrades, when available; 
        and
            (3) a waiver of all baggage fees.
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