[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
AVIATION
Addresses
Clouds on the Liability Horizon and What We Cen Do About Them: Lee
S. Kreindler, S11060-S11062 [28SE]
Syracuse University Pan American World Airways Flight 103 Memorial
Service: John M. Mandyck, E1864 [1OC]
Amendments
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10800 [23SE], S10823
[23SE], S10824 [23SE], S10831 [23SE], S10832 [23SE], S10844
[23SE], S10852 [23SE], S10853 [23SE], S10879 [24SE], S10887
[24SE], S10888 [24SE], S10893 [24SE], S10897 [24SE], S10898
[24SE], S10899 [24SE], S10901 [24SE], S10907 [24SE], S10912
[24SE], S10930 [24SE], S10931 [24SE], S10933 [24SE], S10934
[24SE], S10935 [24SE], S10936 [24SE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H241 [3FE], H241 [3FE], H242 [3FE], H263 [4FE], H270 [4FE], H272
[4FE]
----- designate (H.R. 2625), consideration (H. Res. 344), H250 [4FE]
------ designate (S. 1575), S326 [3FE], S326 [3FE], S327 [3FE], S333
[4FE]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: establish a commission to assist in
commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the
achievements of the Wright Brothers (S. 1397), S10728 [22SE],
S10733 [22SE], S10735 [22SE]
Amendments
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (S. 1575),
S307 [3FE], S311 [3FE], S313 [3FE], S315 [3FE]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 4057, National Air Transportation System
Improvement Act, S10967 [25SE]
Articles and editorials
Air Traffic Control Computer System Cleared for 2000, S8805 [22JY]
Aviation Innovator Departs, S3276 [20AP]
Can Peacekeepers Make War?, S8-S10 [27JA]
Cohen Takes Aim at Readiness--Leaders Fear Return to Hollow Force
Days, H2783 [5MY]
Don't Rename Washington National, S340 [4FE]
Our Hollow Military, S11187 [30SE]
Park Police Take to the Air in Any and All Emergencies, E1922 [6OC]
Reagan National Airport, S265 [2FE]
Students at Aviation High Tend to 747's, H5640 [16JY]
Unacceptable Risk to American Lives, S11187 [30SE]
Bills and resolutions
Air Force: reinvigorate science and technology functions, (see H.R.
3894), H3487 [19MY]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see S.
1592), S226 [29JA]
Airlines: enhance competition and reduce airfares, (see H.R. 3160),
H329 [4FE], (see H.R. 4577), H7914 [16SE]
------ enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers'
access to airline industry information, (see H.R. 4742), H10075
[8OC]
Airports: public charter operations at certain reliever airports,
(see H.R. 3380), H903 [5MR]
Alaska: clarify the regulation of Alaskan Guide Pilots conducting
air flights, (see H.R. 3406), H903 [5MR]
Budget: ensure continued enforcement of pay-as-you-go requirements
relative to trust funds, (see S. 1587), S226 [29JA]
------ treatment of certain trust funds relative to the annual
baseline, (see S. 1588), S226 [29JA]
Business and industry: prohibit sale of international routes, (see
H.R. 4547), H7584 [10SE]
------ protect employees of air carriers who serve as whistleblower
under applicable Federal law, or who refuse to violate an
applicable law, (see S. 2277), S7678 [8JY]
Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
enforcement efforts, (see H. Res. 398), H1643 [26MR]
Consumers: liability requirements for air carrier baggage, (see
H.R. 3337), H902 [5MR]
Denver, CO: provide for direct air transportation to London,
England, (see S. 2134), S5634 [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the purpose
of dispersing oil spills, (see H.R. 4711), H9722 [6OC]
------ relief of survivors of victims killed in helicopter shooting
accident in Iraq, (see H.R. 4061), H4628 [16JN]
------ SR-71 aircraft program funding, (see H.R. 4424), H7411 [6AU]
Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization,
(see H.R. 4058), H4628 [16JN]
------ require study and report on certain practices by airlines
which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare
information, (see S. 1977), S3534 [23AP], (see H.R. 3704), H2236
[22AP]
------ rescind directive to establish peanut-free zones on domestic
airline flights, (see S. Con. Res. 117), S10240 [11SE]
FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
(see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
------ address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY, (see
H.R. 4866), H11695 [20OC]
------ permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers,
(see S. 2435), S9877 [2SE]
------ reauthorizing programs, (see H.R. 4057, S. 2279), S7881
[9JY], H4628 [16JN]
------ reevaluate medical equipment and make decision relative to
automatic external defibrillators on aircraft, (see S. 1584),
S226 [29JA]
------ reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program, (see
H.R. 4530), H7494 [9SE]
Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners, (see
H.R. 3824), H3024 [11MY]
Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish, (see
H.R. 3312), H754 [3MR]
Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to
include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA, (see H.R.
3350), H902 [5MR]
Fort Hood, TX: repeal the prohibition on use of Robert Gray Army
Airfield by civil aviation, (see H.R. 3322), H850 [4MR]
Immigration: personnel and technology funding to increase
inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior
checkpoints, (see H.R. 3679), H2054 [1AP]
Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment, helicopters,
and ammunition relative to free elections and human rights
conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H3624 [20MY]
Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the
dispute between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line
Pilots Association, (see S. Res. 270), S9877 [2SE]
National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, (see
H.R. 4268), H5859 [17JY]
Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark
County Dept. of Aviation, (see S. 1964), S3356 [21AP], (see H.R.
3705), H2236 [22AP]
New York, NY: prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate
the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new air services
at LaGuardia Airport, (see H.R. 3179), H445 [11FE], (see H.R.
4117), H5064 [23JN]
Persian Gulf Conflict: aviator continuation pay for military
members killed, (see S. 2584), S11970 [8OC]
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact: congressional consent,
(see S.J. Res. 51), S6037 [10JN]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1575), S48 [27JA]
------ designate (H.R. 2625), consideration, (see H. Res. 344), H239
[3FE]
------ designate (S. 1575), consideration, (see H. Res. 349), H329
[4FE]
------ require use of full name on new signs, (see H.R. 4014), H4241
[5JN]
Rural areas: implement a pilot program to improve air
transportation service to small communities, (see S. 1968),
S3428 [22AP]
Safety: install enhanced vision technologies to replace and enhance
conventional lighting systems with respect to airport
improvement projects, (see H.R. 3463), H1158 [12MR]
------ installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft,
(see S. 1881), S2764 [30MR]
Tariff: oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers, (see H.R. 3323), H850
[4MR]
------ permit duty-free sales enterprises to be located in certain
areas, (see S. 1861), S2570 [25MR]
Taxation: investment credits for regional jet purchases and airline
ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights, (see S. 2629),
S12558 [14OC]
------ treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports located
on sparsely populated islands, (see S. 2542), S11339 [2OC], (see
H.R. 4703), H9536 [5OC]
------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
3942), H3743 [21MY]
Technology: tribute to individuals who contributed to the
development of supersonic flight technology, (see H. Con. Res.
319), H7290 [5AU]
Transportation: continue certain preclearance and inspection
activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel
passengers, (see H.R. 4819), H10832 [13OC]
Treaties and agreements: require congressional approval of civil
aviation bilateral agreements, (see H.R. 3741), H2423 [28AP]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H5492 [14JY]
Citations
Award of Mertious Service Medal to Thomas M. Carr: Dept. of the Air
Force, E1989 [9OC]
Letters
Allocation of slots to United Airlines, Inc., at O'Hare
International Airport: Senators Inhofe and Nickles, S10947
[25SE]
Aviator continuation pay for military members killed during the
Persian Gulf Conflict: Marcia Rossi, Dept. of the Air Force,
S11902 [8OC]
------ Rudy De Leon, Dept. of Defense, S11902 [8OC]
Consumer notification of the corporate identity of transporting air
carriers: Paul Hudson, Aviation Consumer Action Project, S10900
[24SE]
Coverage of certain aircraft fasteners under the Fastener Quality
Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House),
H4586 [16JN]
----- Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House),
H4587 [16JN]
----- Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure (House), H4587 [16JN]
Dept. of Defense funding: Senators Thurmond and Levin, S12696
[20OC]
FAA programs reauthorization: Representative Archer, Committee on
Ways and Means (House), H7035 [4AU]
------ Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure (House), H7035 [4AU]
FAA research, engineering, and development programs authorization:
Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House), H193
[3FE]
----- Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure (House), H193 [3FE]
FAA response to environmental assessment of safety issues at Jackson
Hole Airport, WY: Senators Thomas and Enzi and Representative
Cubin, S624 [11FE]
Military readiness of U.S. forces: President Clinton, S11213 [1OC]
Mountain Home AFB, ID, Enhanced Training in Idaho initiative:
William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S996 [25FE]
National Air Transportation System Improvement Act: Charles Barclay
and David Z. Plavin, American Association of Airport Executives,
S10473 [17SE]
------ several airport executives, S10473 [17SE]
Provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia to assist in drug
enforcement efforts: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H1718
[30MR]
----- Jose L. Gallego Castrillion, Colombian National Police, H1715
[30MR]
Public Services Aviation Act: J.M. (Buddy) Phillips, Florida
Sheriffs' Association, S8652 [21JY]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Charles A. Dukes, Jr.,
Greater Washington Board of Trade, H268 [4FE]
------ Gerald R. Ford, S267 [2FE]
------ Linwood Holton, S314 [3FE], H107 [3FE]
U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to F-16 aircraft: Barbara
Larkin, Dept. of State, E667 [23AP]
------ Representative Hamilton, E666 [23AP]
------ Samuel R. Berger, Executive Office of the President, E666
[23AP]
Lists
Distinguished Flying Cross award recipients, S512 [9FE], S11570
[6OC]
FAA letters of intent for airport projects, S10314 [14SE], S10818
[23SE]
Individuals aboard last flight of original Air Force One, E618
[22AP]
Special interest provisions in Dept. of Defense appropriations for
military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S11176
[30SE]
Memorandums
Military Readiness Funding: David A. Bramlett, Dept. of Defense,
S10199 [10SE]
Messages
B-2 Stealth Bomber Procurement: President Clinton, S2848 [31MR],
H1831 [31MR]
National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, S1002
[25FE], H612 [25FE]
Treaty With Guatemala for Return of Stolen, Robbed, Embezzled or
Appropriatied Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S9713
[31AU]
Motions
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H276 [4FE]
Notices
Grounding of UH-1 Huey helicopter fleet, H1714 [30MR]
Poems
``High Flight,'' John Gillispie Magee, Jr., S12900 [21OC]
Press releases
Aircraft Noise Levels Continue To Decline, Secretary Slater
Announces: FAA, S10873 [24SE]
Proclamations
Learn to Fly Month: Rodney E. Slater, Sec of Transportation, E1082
[10JN]
Remarks
Safety: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft
(S. 1881), S2766 [30MR]
Remarks in House
Africa: donation of obsolete air traffic control equipment to
eligible countries, H1072 [11MR]
Air Force: pilot retention, H3077 [12MY]
------ reinvigorate science and technology functions (H.R. 3894),
E900-E903 [19MY]
Air Force One: tribute, E618 [22AP]
Air Force Reserve: anniversary, E549 [1AP], E603 [21AP]
Airlines: enhance competition and reduce airfares, H9340-H9343
[2OC]
------ enhance competition and reduce airfares (H.R. 4577), E1729
[16SE]
------ enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers'
access to airline industry information (H.R. 4742), E1975 [9OC]
------ provide protection for airline employees who provide certain
air safety information (H.R. 915), H1515 [25MR]
------ require use of child safety restraint systems (H.R. 754),
H1515 [25MR]
Airports: establish guidelines on airline alliances to enhance
competition and reduce airfares, E2312 [12NO]
Alaska: prohibit helicopter landings in wilderness areas for
purposes other than emergency situations, H7712-H7714 [15SE]
Battle Creek, MI: closing of Air Force Cataloging and
Standardization Center, E1604 [7AU]
Brown, Tim: Air Force Airman's Medal recipient, E1380 [22JY]
Business and industry: prohibit sale of international routes (H.R.
4547), E1694 [10SE]
California: Moffett Federal Airfield composite hangar funding, E920
[20MY]
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport: improvement and expansion,
E1480 [30JY]
Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
enforcement efforts (H. Res. 398), H1713-H1721 [30MR]
------ provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
enforcement efforts, E2127 [13OC]
Colorado Springs, CO: anniversary of North American Aerospace
Defense Command, H3030 [12MY]
Connecticut: anniversary of Air National Guard ``Flying Yankees'',
E1764 [18SE]
Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter
jets, H550 [24FE]
Denver International Airport: environmental impact of additional
runway construction, H7034 [4AU]
------ noise pollution control, E1722 [15SE]
Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Air Force Reserve, E490 [26MR]
------ C-130 Aircraft Program funding, E1781 [23SE]
------ C-130J aircraft development, H5231 [24JN], H5235 [24JN]
------ C-17 Airlifter program, H3476 [19MY]
------ F-15E Eagle aircraft funding, E1021 [4JN]
------ V-22 Osprey aircraft development, H5230 [24JN]
Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization
(H.R. 4058), H5879 [20JY], H5880 [20JY]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational
agencies, H5640 [16JY]
FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs
(H.R. 1271), H191-H194 [3FE]
------ budget treatment of Aviation Trust Fund, H6728 [29JY]
------ implementation of ocean routing of airplanes to alleviate
noise pollution in New Jersey, H10565 [12OC]
------ reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), H7020-H7037 [4AU], E1548
[5AU]
------ reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to
automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (H.R. 2843),
H1403-H1406 [24MR], H1515 [25MR]
------ reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (H.R.
4530), E1678 [9SE]
------ require air traffic controller proficiency and operational
training programs, H6738 [29JY]
Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (H.R.
3824), H4585-H4590 [16JN], H7297 [6AU], H7298 [6AU], E1158
[18JN]
Florida: airport construction projects funding, H6721 [29JY], H7035
[4AU]
Foreign policy: transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to
Pakistan, H3374 [19MY]
George Washington National Airport: designate, H270 [4FE]
Guam: tribute to victims of Korean Air Lines Flight 801, E1552
[5AU]
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.: National Aeronautic Association Robert
J. Collier Trophy recipient, E845 [13MY], E896 [19MY]
Kornukov, Anatoly: appointment as Chief of Staff of the Russian Air
Force, E125 [11FE]
Learn to Fly Month: observance, E1082 [10JN]
Long Beach, CA: anniversary of airport, E1877 [2OC]
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: encourage to name
terminal of Washington National Airport for Ronald Reagan, H276
[4FE], H277 [4FE]
National Guard: tribute to the 111th Security Police Squadron of
the Pennsylvania Air National Guard for efforts during Olympic
games in Atlanta, GA, E1613 [7AU]
National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (H.R.
4268), E1342 [17JY]
National security: impact of defense spending cuts, H5227 [24JN],
H5861 [20JY]
------ military readiness of U.S. forces, H1014-H1018 [10MR],
H1098-H1103 [11MR], H1632-H1636 [26MR], H2302 [23AP], H2303
[23AP], H2304 [23AP], H2782-H2791 [5MY], H2791 [5MY], H4883
[22JN], H7620 [14SE], H8606-H8612 [24SE], H10999 [15OC], H11016
[15OC], H11017 [15OC], H11038-H11041 [16OC], H11583 [20OC],
H11587 [20OC], H11646 [20OC], H11657 [20OC], E1513 [3AU]
Navy: Aircraft Platform Interface Laboratory Project funding, H4905
[22JN], E1482 [30JY]
Nebraska: Joint Army-Air National Guard Medical Training Facility
funding, E1488 [31JY]
------ National Guard Joint Army-Air Medical Training Facility
funding, H4909 [22JN]
New York, NY: grant FAA high density slot exemptions to airports,
H6720 [29JY], H6721 [29JY]
Oregon: establish global position systems and weather systems at
rural airports, H6738 [29JY]
Pakistan: U.S. policy, E666 [23AP]
Pan American World Airways: tribute to victims of flight 103 from
Syracuse University, E1864 [1OC]
Paramus, NJ: tribute to Buehler Challenger and Science Center,
E1308 [15JY]
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact: congressional consent
(S.J. Res. 51), H10207 [8OC], H10208 [8OC], E2084 [11OC]
Riverside, CA: anniversary of March Air Reserve Base, E490 [26MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and
lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H7035 [4AU]
------ allow referendum on renaming by Arlington County, VA, H272
[4FE]
------ approval of renaming by Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority, H264-H268 [4FE]
------ designate (H.R. 2625), H20 [27JA], H21 [27JA], H67 [28JA],
H70 [28JA], H106 [3FE], H110 [3FE], H111 [3FE], H217-H219 [3FE],
H245 [4FE], H246 [4FE], H253-H278 [4FE], H305 [4FE], E63 [3FE],
E73 [3FE], E109 [5FE], E217 [24FE] designate (H.R. 2625),
consideration (H. Res. 344), H247-H253 [4FE] designate (H.R.
2625), motion to recommit, H276 [4FE], H277 [4FE]
------ designate (S. 1575), H278 [4FE], H357 [5FE], H358 [5FE]
designate (S. 1575), consideration (H. Res. 349), H355-H357
[5FE]
------ require Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to obtain
funding for renaming of airport from sources other than the
operating budget, H268-H270 [4FE]
------ require use of full name on new signs (H.R. 4014), E1040
[5JN]
Safety: install enhanced vision technologies to replace and enhance
conventional lighting systems with respect to airport
improvement projects (H.R. 3463), E386 [17MR]
------ installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft,
H7034 [4AU]
Space policy: role in national security, E179 [12FE]
Taxation: treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports
located on sparsely populated islands (H.R. 4703), E1905 [5OC]
Terrorism: U.S. policy, H7814 [16SE], E717 [30AP], E1843 [28SE]
Transportation: continue certain preclearance and inspection
activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel
passengers (H.R. 4819), E2161 [14OC]
Treaties and agreements: require congressional approval of civil
aviation bilateral agreements (H.R. 3741), E680 [28AP]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, H10415 [10OC]
------ establish (H.R. 4211), E1292 [14JY]
U.S. Park Police: anniversary of aviation unit, E1922 [6OC]
Walker, Andre L.: Air National Guard Airman of the Year award
recipient, E979 [22MY]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: establish a commission to assist in
commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the
achievements of the Wright Brothers, H7036 [4AU]
------ establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the
centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright
Brothers (S. 1397), H10857-H10861 [14OC]
Remarks in Senate
Air Force: anniversary, S9995 [8SE]
------ naming of 19th operational B-2 stealth bomber, S7251 [26JN]
------ pilot retention, S9717 [1SE]
------ use of threat emitters for use in electronic combat training,
S9399 [30JY], S9400 [30JY]
Aircraft: modify definition of ``public aircraft'', S8690 [22JY]
------ treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, S8650-S8652
[21JY]
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend expenditure authority, S10823
[23SE]
Airports: expedite consideration of slot exemption requests, S2469
[24MR]
Alaska: exemption from prohibition on overflights over national
parks and tribal lands, S10910 [24SE]
------ prohibit helicopter landings in wilderness areas for purposes
other than emergency situations, S8902 [23JY]
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: review of Wildlife
Services aerial operations program safety, S8314 [16JY], S8315
[16JY]
Armed Forces: increase hazardous duty pay for certain air crew
members, S6669 [19JN]
Bankruptcy: prevent forgiveness of debts relative to death or
injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft, aircraft, or
motor vehicle while intoxicated, S10764 [23SE]
Big Sky Airlines: anniversary, S12024 [8OC]
Budget: ensure continued enforcement of pay-as-you-go requirements
relative to trust funds (S. 1587), S199-S201 [29JA]
------ treatment of certain trust funds relative to the annual
baseline (S. 1588), S199-S201 [29JA]
Business and industry: effect of mega mergers on market
competition, S5364 [22MY]
Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
enforcement efforts, S3081 [2AP]
Denver, CO: provide for direct air transportation to London,
England (S. 2134), S5636 [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: aviation accident investigations, S7139 [25JN],
S7140 [25JN], S11230 [1OC]
------ C-5 Airlifter modernization funding, S11084 [29SE]
------ C-130J Airlifter Program funding, S11176 [30SE]
------ Distinguished Flying Cross award recipients, S512 [9FE],
S11569 [6OC]
------ expeditionary common automatic recovery and landing system
and K-band testing obscuration system programs funding, S6685
[19JN]
------ F-22 aircraft development, S8 [27JA]
------ F/A-18E/F aircraft program review, S7004 [24JN]
------ F-22 fighter funding, S7106-S7110 [25JN], S7151 [25JN]
------ funding for projects in Connecticut, S9718 [1SE]
------ funding for unrequested or special interest projects, S11176
[30SE], S12805 [21OC]
------ integration of Radar Technology Insertion Program sensor into
a NATO aircraft, S6677 [19JN]
------ management of F/A-18E/F aircraft program, S2387-S2389 [23MR]
------ National Guard funding through offsets in F/A-18E/F aircraft
program funding, S9329-S9332 [30JY], S9333 [30JY], S9334 [30JY],
S9358 [30JY], S9401 [30JY]
------ Navy Upper Tier Anti-Missile Defense Program feasibility
study, S7047 [25JN], S7048 [25JN]
------ tribute to response efforts of U.S. Navy to SwissAir crash in
Canada, S11132 [29SE]
Dept. of Justice: Border Patrol aviation surveillance efforts,
S8642 [21JY]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure enforcement of air service
agreement between the U.S. and the United Kingdom, S10886
[24SE], S10887 [24SE]
------ provide for direct air service between Colorado and London,
England, S8777 [22JY]
------ reporting of certain amounts contributed and disbursed to
States from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, S10889 [24SE],
S10896 [24SE]
------ require study and report on certain practices by airlines
which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare
information (S. 1977), S3540 [23AP], S3555 [23AP]
------ require study and report on certain practices by airlines
which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare
information (S. 1977), S10911 [24SE]
Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster victims
a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss,
S10907-S10910 [24SE], S10945 [25SE], S10946 [25SE]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control,
S10871-S10873 [24SE], S10875-S10877 [24SE]
FAA: consumer notification of the corporate identity of
transporting air carriers, S10899 [24SE]
------ Contract Tower Cost-Sharing Program funding, S8901 [23JY]
------ establish criminal sanctions for the knowing failure to obey
an order by a Federal law enforcement agentto land an airplane,
S12739 [20OC]
------ facilitate air service to under-served communities and
encourage airline competition, S10893-S10896 [24SE], S12356
[12OC]
------ noise abatement discretionary grants funding, S10879 [24SE],
S10880 [24SE]
------ permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers,
S10828 [23SE]
------ permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers
(S. 2435), S9883 [2SE]
------ reauthorizing programs, S12818 [21OC]
------ reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), S10945-S10969 [25SE]
------ reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), insert S. 2279 language
in lieu, S10913 [24SE]
------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10800-S10814 [23SE],
S10817-S10819 [23SE], S10823-S10829 [23SE], S10831-S10833
[23SE], S10866 [24SE], S10867 [24SE], S10869-S10873 [24SE],
S10875-S10877 [24SE], S10879-S10881 [24SE], S10884 [24SE],
S10886-S10889 [24SE], S10893-S10901 [24SE], S10903-S10913
[24SE], S12356 [12OC]
------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), unanimous-consent
agreement, S10790 [23SE], S10832 [23SE], S10866 [24SE]
------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), unanimous-consent request,
S10313-S10315 [14SE], S10473 [17SE]
------ reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to
automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (H.R. 2843), S3237
[3AP]
------ reevaluate medical equipment and make decision relative to
automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (S. 1584), S226
[29JA]
------ reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain
certificate holders, S10824-S10828 [23SE], S10866 [24SE], S10867
[24SE]
------ require aircraft to maintain a minimum altitude over Taos
Pueblo, NM, S10899 [24SE]
------ require inspection and possible repair of fuel tank wiring in
certain Boeing Co. aircraft, S4603 [11MY]
------ testing of air traffic computer system relative to year 2000
computer problems, S8805 [22JY]
Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (H.R.
3824), S9655 [31JY]
Finley, ND: Finley Air Force Station hazardous waste cleanup
funding, S9393 [30JY]
Florida: airport construction projects funding, S8901 [23JY], S8902
[23JY]
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.: National Aeronautic Association Robert
J. Collier Trophy recipient, S4634 [11MY]
Italy: estate damage claims relative to military aircraft accident
at Aviano ski resort, S9394 [30JY]
------ military aircraft accident at Aviano ski resort, S522 [9FE]
Jackson Hole, WY: FAA response to environmental assessment of
safety issues at Jackson Hole Airport, S624 [11FE], S625 [11FE]
Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the
dispute between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line
Pilots Association (S. Res. 270), S9885 [2SE]
Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of McCarran International Airport, S6033
[10JN]
Law enforcement: treatment of ``order to land'' requirements
relative to drug smuggling investigations, S6175 [11JN], S6176
[11JN]
McConnell AFB, KS: tribute to 22d Air Refueling Wing, S8552 [20JY]
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: board member vacancies
relative to granting of exemptions, S10901 [24SE]
------ status of nominations, S12885 [21OC]
Minneapolis, MN: land conveyance of Naval Air Reserve Center to the
Minnesota Airports Commission, S7002 [24JN]
Montreal Protocol No. 4 To Amend the Convention for the Unification
of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air:
ratification, S11059 [28SE]
NASA: funding, S8363-S8365 [16JY], S8430 [17JY]
------ provide insurance and indemnification relative to development
of certain experimental aerospace vehicles, S8362 [16JY], S8431
[17JY]
------ tribute to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program, S10059 [9SE]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S4868 [14MY],
S10198-S10201 [10SE], S11139-S11142 [30SE], S11165-S11168
[30SE], S11173 [30SE], S11174 [30SE], S11175 [30SE], S11187
[30SE], S11212 [1OC], S11644 [7OC], S11645 [7OC], S12594 [14OC],
S12695 [20OC], S12818 [21OC], S12849 [21OC]
Navy: Advanced Technology Avionics Subsystems projects funding,
S12160 [9OC]
------ pilot retention, S9717 [1SE]
Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark
County Dept. of Aviation (S. 1964), S3361 [21AP]
New Castle, DE: airport construction projects funding, S8904
[23JY], S8905 [23JY]
New Jersey: transportation projects funding, S8953-S8955 [24JY]
New York, NY: use of Floyd Bennett Field by Police Dept. for air
and sea rescue operations, S2625 [26MR], S2626 [26MR]
North Dakota State University: anti-corrosion technology research
funding, S9399 [30JY]
Northwest Airlines, Inc.: impact of Air Line Pilots Association
strike on air travel in North Dakota, S9853 [2SE]
Odegard, John D.: FAA Excellence in Aviation Award recipient, S8810
[22JY]
Persian Gulf Conflict: aviator continuation pay for military
members killed (S. 2584), S11902 [8OC]
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact: congressional consent
(S.J. Res. 51), S6051 [10JN], S9658 [31JY]
Power resources: use of hydrogen as an alternative energy source
relative to Hindenburg disaster, S11631 [6OC]
Rocky Mountain National Park: prohibit commercial air tours, S10829
[23SE], S10947 [25SE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and
lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S10896-S10899
[24SE], S10903-S10906 [24SE], S10911 [24SE]
------ approval of renaming by Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority, S313-S315 [3FE], S336 [4FE]
------ designate (S. 1575), S68 [27JA], S73 [28JA], S209-S219
[29JA], S221-S225 [29JA], S254 [2FE], S279 [2FE], S280 [2FE],
S306 [3FE], S316-S331 [4FE], S374 [4FE], S859 [23FE] designate
(S. 1575), unanimous-consent agreement, S304 [3FE], S305 [3FE]
designate (S. 1575), unanimous-consent request, S209 [29JA],
S263-S268 [2FE]
------ impact of changes to slot and perimeter rules on safety,
noise levels, and the environment, S10907 [24SE] impact of
changes to slot and perimeter rules on small and medium market
airports, S10888 [24SE], S10946 [25SE]
------ noise mitigation programs funding and implementation,
S10896-S10899 [24SE]
Rural areas: implement a pilot program to improve air
transportation service to small communities (S. 1968),
S3436-S3440 [22AP]
Summit Design and Manufacturing (company): Lockheed Martin Corp.
Outstanding Team Player Award recipient, S11058 [28SE]
Tariff: permit duty-free sales enterprises to be located in certain
areas (S. 1861), S2573 [25MR]
Taxation: credits for regional jet purchases and airline ticket tax
reduction for certain rural flights, S10880 [24SE]
------ investment credits for regional jet purchases and airline
ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights (S. 2629), S12558
[14OC]
------ treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports located
on sparsely populated islands (S. 2542), S11339 [2OC]
Transportation: criminal penalties for pilots operating without an
airman's certificate, S10887 [24SE]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9713
[31AU]
United Airlines, Inc.: allocation of slots at O'Hare International
Airport, S10945 [25SE], S10947 [25SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to C-141 aircraft informally called
the ``Hanoi Taxi'' honoring the first group of POW returned to
the U.S., S10318 [14SE]
Washington: transportation projects funding, S8955 [24JY]
What Really Downed the Hindenburg, S11632 [6OC]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: establish a commission to assist in
commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the
achievements of the Wright Brothers (S. 1397), S10733 [22SE],
S10735 [22SE]
Reports
Dept. of Transportation Guidelines Relative to Airline Alliances:
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E2312
[12NO]
F/A-18E/F Aircraft: Committee on National Security (House), S9330
[30JY]
Reports filed
Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. Rept.
105-632), H5858 [17JY]
Aviation Medical Assistance Act: Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), H1378
[23MR]
Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act: Committee on Governmental
Affairs (Senate) (S. 1397) (S. Rept. 105-294), S9688 [31AU]
Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 105-
411), H239 [3FE]
Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 105-414),
H329 [4FE]
FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate) (S. 2279) (S. Rept. 105-278), S9425
[30JY]
------ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R.
4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), H5956 [20JY]
Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners:
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate)
(H.R. 3824) (S. Rept. 105-267), S9043 [27JY]
----- Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574),
H4324 [9JN]
Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification
of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air:
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-20),
S9689 [31AU]
NASA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate) (S. 1250) (S. Rept. 105-195), S5433
[22MY]
Nomination of John P. Hammerschmidt to the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate), S11278 [1OC]
Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta to the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate), S11278 [1OC]
Nomination of Robert C. Brown to the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate), S11278 [1OC]
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact Congressional Consent:
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 51), S9425 [30JY]
Provide Assistance and Slots to Air Carriers Providing Service
Between High-Density and Underserved Airports: Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept.
105-822), H11023 [15OC]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. Rept.
105-408), H239 [3FE]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Economic Development in Southern Indiana,
E842 [13MY]
Resolutions by organizations
Public Services Aviation Act: Airborne Law Enforcement Association,
S8651 [21JY]
------ California State Sheriffs' Association, S8651 [21JY]
------ International Association of Chiefs of Police, S8652 [21JY]
------ National Sheriffs' Association, S8651 [21JY]
------ Western States Sheriffs' Association, S8651 [21JY]
Resolutions of ratification
Montreal Protocol No. 4 To Amend the Convention for the Unification
of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air,
S11059 [28SE]
Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification
of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air,
S9689 [31AU]
Rulings of the Chair
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H271 [4FE], H273 [4FE]
Tables
Airport Improvement Program formula distributions, S10314 [14SE],
S10819 [23SE]
Testimonies
Military Readiness--Observations on Personnel Readiness in Later
Deploying Army Divisions: Mark E. Gebicke, GAO, H2788-H2791
[5MY]
U.S. Policy on Terrorism: Representative Skelton, E717 [30AP]
Texts of
H. Res. 344, consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport, H247 [4FE]
H. Res. 349, consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport, H355 [5FE]
H. Res. 398, provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia to
assist in drug enforcement efforts, H1713 [30MR]
H.R. 1271, FAA research, engineering, and development programs
authorization, H191 [3FE]
H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H263 [4FE]
H.R. 2843, Aviation Medical Assistance Act, H1403 [24MR]
H.R. 3824, coverage of certain aircraft fasteners under the Fastener
Quality Act, S9655 [31JY]
H.R. 3824, Fastener Quality Act amendment to cover certain aircraft
fasteners, H4585 [16JN]
H.R. 3894, Air Force Science and Technology Reinvigoration Act, E903
[19MY]
H.R. 4014, Ronald Reagan National Airport Preservation and
Protection Act, E1040 [5JN]
H.R. 4057, FAA programs reauthorization, H7020-H7032 [4AU]
H.R. 4057, National Air Transportation System Improvement Act,
S10949-S10967 [25SE]
H.R. 4058, Aviation Insurance Program authorization, H5879 [20JY]
S. 1397, Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act, S10735-S10737
[22SE], H10857-H10859 [14OC]
S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S341 [4FE], H357
[5FE]
S. 1587, Pay-As-You-Go Extension Act, S200 [29JA]
S. 1588, Deficit Integrity Act, S200 [29JA]
S. 1861, permit duty-free sales enterprises to be located in certain
areas, S2573 [25MR]
S. 1881, Airplane Emergency Locator Act, S2766 [30MR]
S. 1964, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Land Transfer Act, S3361
[21AP]
S. 1968, Air Service Restoration Act, S3437-S3439 [22AP]
S. 1977, Consumer Access to Travel Information Act, S3540 [23AP]
S. 2279, National Air Transportation System Improvement Act,
S10800-S10811 [23SE]
S. 2542, tax treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports
located on sparsely populated islands, S11340 [2OC]
S. 2584, aviator continuation pay for military members killed during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, S11902 [8OC]
S. 2629, investment tax credits for regional jet purchases and
airline ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights,
S12559-S12561 [14OC]
S. Con. Res. 117, rescind Dept. of Transportation directive to
establish peanut-free zones on domestic airline flights, S10242
[11SE]
S. Res. 270, Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute
between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line Pilots
Association, S9884 [2SE]
S.J. Res. 51, congressional consent to Potomac Highlands Airport
Authority Compact, S6051 [10JN], S9658 [31JY]
S.J. Res. 51, Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact
congressional consent, H10207 [8OC]
Tributes
Miles, Rhonda, S9943 [3SE]
Mitchell, Nikki, S9943 [3SE]