FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Addresses

Federal Aviation Policy: Jane Garvey, FAA, S7883 [1AU]

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Air Traffic Controller, H4618 [15JY], H5132 [23JY]

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 2951), S11316, S11342 [18NO]

Aviation: improve security (S. 2949), S11296, S11323, S11326 [18NO]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), H3743, H3747 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

Armed (and Trusted), S8269 [5SE]

Better Plan for Curing the O'Hare Airport Bottleneck, H4636 [15JY], H5149, H5185 [23JY]

Bound for Las Vegas, 2 Men Take a 9/11 Detour to Jail, E1796 [8OC]

Building 3rd Airport Is Top Priority Now, H5184 [23JY]

Chicago Is Not an Agency of the Federal Government, H4618 [15JY], H5132 [23JY]

Consumer Protection Fares, H5172 [23JY]

Daley and the Stench at O'Hare, H5155 [23JY]

Federal Study Confirms Airport Deal Shortchanges Peotone, H4633 [15JY], H5147, H5178 [23JY]

Good Government vs. City Hall Corruption, H5172 [23JY]

Gore's Interest Hardly Public, H4631 [15JY], H5145 [23JY]

Grave Concerns Near O'Hare, H4637 [15JY], H5151, H5184 [23JY]

Guns . . ., S8269 [5SE]

High Cost of Gridlock, Stalemate Over Airport Expansion Is Starting To Inflict Damage, H5158-H5161 [23JY]

Mayor Stands Exposed on Airport, H5161 [23JY]

Moving Graves Can Be ``Royal Mess'', H4643 [15JY], H5173 [23JY]

Stalemate Blocks New Airport, More Runways, H5156-H5158 [23JY]

Study Finds Major Airlines and Chicago Violate Federal Antitrust Laws To Support High Monopoly Fares and Block New Competition, H4631 [15JY], H5145 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions

Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see H.R. 3886), H737 [6MR]

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 2951), S8673 [17SE]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see S. 2966), S8918 [19SE]

———improve security (see S. 2949), S8673 [17SE]

———provide a credit toward the non-Federal share of projects carried out under the Airport Improvement Program to airports used to respond to disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 5014), H3927 [25JN]

———provide relief to the airline industry and reform the FAA (see H.R. 5506), H6925 [1OC]

———require training for airline personnel responsible for checking passenger identification (see S. 1980), S1394 [1MR]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 2039), S2183 [20MR]

Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel to investigate and report on the granting of pilot's licenses to foreign nationals by the FAA (see H. Con. Res. 308), H78 [24JA]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2808), S7430 [26JY] (see H.R. 5559), H7171 [7OC]

Federal employees: provide equitable pay to air traffic managers, supervisors, and specialists at both regional and headquarters locations (see H.R. 5251), H5993 [26JY]

Safety: maintain flight restrictions over major sporting events and other major open assemblies of people (see H.R. 5456), H6692 [25SE]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), consideration (see H. Res. 447), H3668 [18JN]

Factsheets

South Suburban Airport, H5190 [23JY]

Third Chicago Airport, H5158 [23JY]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation prohibition on racial profiling by airline personnel: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1859 [11OC]

End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act: Representative Jackson, H5146, H5179 [23JY]

Extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines in airports for screening checked baggage: Benjamin R. DeCosta, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, H5876 [26JY]

Improve aviation security by establishing a Federal flight deck officers program and allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit: Air Transport Association of America, Inc., S8272, S8276 [5SE]

———Duane E. Woerth, Air Line Pilots Association, S8266 [5SE]

———James M. Loy, Dept. of Transportation, S8275, S8276 [5SE]

———several airline pilot organizations, S8269 [5SE]

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Craig Burzych, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, H4638, H4643 [15JY], H5152, H5183 [23JY]

———George H. Ryan, Governor of Illinois, and Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, H5123 [23JY]

———James W. Compton, Chicago Urban League, H5183 [23JY]

———John C. Geils, Suburban O'Hare Commission, H5185 [23JY]

———John W. Teerling, H4619 [15JY], H5133 [23JY]

———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H4652 [15JY]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4652 [15JY]

———Representative Jackson, H4641 [15JY], H5155, H5179 [23JY]

———Representatives Hyde, Jackson, and Crane, H5173 [23JY]

———Representatives Hyde and Jackson, H4638, H4639-H4641 [15JY], H5152, H5153-H5155, H5180, H5181-H5183, H5190 [23JY]

———Robert J. Sell, St. John's United Church of Christ, H4644 [15JY]

———Ronald D. Rotunda, University of Illinois College of Law, H4615-H4618, H4644-H4647 [15JY], H5129-H5132, H5168-H5171 [23JY]

———Rosemary Mulligan, H4637 [15JY], H5151, H5183 [23JY]

Tribute to volunteer air marshals: Bob Dremann, E666 [30AP]

Memorandums

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Douglas R. Weimer, Congressional Research Service, H4634 [15JY], H5148, H5178 [23JY]

———Joe Karaganis, H4632 [15JY], H5146, H5171 [23JY]

———Thomas W. Merrill, Northwestern University, H5123-H5125 [23JY]

Messages

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, H5162 [23JY]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations, complete congressional action to fully fund Amtrak, H7003 [3OC]

Press releases

New National Survey Shows Overwhelming Public Support for Arming Airline Pilots: Allied Pilots Association and United Seniors Association, H4455 [10JY]

Proposals

Complete congressional action on Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations to fully fund Amtrak, H6961 [2OC], H7003 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5648, H5654, H5657 [25JY], H5838-H5845, H5875, H5876, H5878, H5882 [26JY]

Aviation: impact of Executive order allowing privatization of certain air traffic controller functions, H3421, H3431, H3432, H3436, H3437 [11JN], H3458, H3459 [12JN], H3612 [18JN], E1055 [14JN], E1074 [17JN]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (H.R. 2896), H4454 [10JY]

———remove cap on number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and make the program permanent, H4452-H4459 [10JY]

———restrictions on Airport Improvement Program grants, H3729-H3736 [20JN]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (H.R. 3479), H538 [26FE], H4577, H4609-H4653 [15JY], H5114-H5192 [23JY], E1269 [16JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to Dept. of Defense and emergency appropriations legislation, H107 [4FE]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 5559, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7890 [10OC]

Dept. of Transportation: feasibility study on use of Airport Improvement Program funds by small airports to pay non-Federal costs of air traffic control tower operation, H3747 [20JN]

———prohibit racial profiling by airline personnel, E1796 [8OC], E1859 [11OC]

———Transportation Security Administration funding, H2908, H2911 [22MY]

———use of Airport Improvement Program grants to retroactively reimburse certain airports for installation of air traffic control towers, H3736-H3748 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations, complete congressional action to fully fund Amtrak, H7003 [3OC], E1766 [4OC]

NTSB: public hearings on investigation of Emery (shipping company) plane crash, E622 [24AP]

Safety: implement certain aviation security measures, H742 [7MR]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), H3736-H3749 [20JN]

———provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), consideration (H. Res. 447), H3728-H3736 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 2951), S11342 [18NO]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (S. 2966), S8920 [19SE]

———emissions study funding, S3154 [23AP]

———improve security (S. 2949), S11296-S11306 [18NO]

———improve security (S. 2949), unanimous-consent request, S10033 [7OC]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (S. 2039), unanimous-consent request, S6232-S6235 [27JN]

———O'Hare International Airport competitive bidding requirements for contracts and concessions, S3006-S3009 [22AP]

Columbia, SC: Columbia Air Traffic Control Tower recipient of FAA National Facility of the Year award, S5690 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: review temporary flight restrictions at chemical weapons stockpile sites and require FAA reports on violations of such restrictions, S8280 [5SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Security Administration funding, S5027 [5JN], S7269 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2808), star print, S7766 [31JY]

Federal employees: impact of flexibilities in FAA and IRS personnel managment systems, S8745 [18SE]

Funding, S7281 [24JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8506 [11SE]

Reports

Airport Will Generate New Jobs, H5162 [23JY]

Future of the Chicago, IL, Region: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, H4621 [15JY], H5135 [23JY]

Future of the Chicago Region—Smart Growth, Congestion Relief and Regional Balance, H5166 [23JY]

Future of the Chicago Region—Smart Growth, Infill Redevelopment and Regional Balance, H4619-H4621 [15JY], H5133-H5135, H5163-H5166 [23JY]

Lake Calumet Airport—The Future of Chicago, H5162 [23JY]

Reports filed

Air Traffic Control Towers Construction Assistance: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1979) (H. Rept. 107-496), H3290 [6JN]

Aviation Delay Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 633) (S. Rept. 107-162), S5534 [13JN]

Aviation Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2949) (S. Rept. 107-293), S9594 [30SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1979, Small Airport Safety, Security, and Air Service Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 447) (H. Rept. 107-515), H3668 [18JN]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5559) (H. Rept. 107-722), H7171 [7OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2808) (S. Rept. 107-224), S7429 [26JY]

FAA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2951) (S. Rept. 107-309), S10359 [10OC]

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2039) (S. Rept. 107-161), S5366 [11JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3479) (H. Rept. 107-568), H4574 [12JY]

Relax Maximum Age Requirements for Certain Pilots: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 361) (S. Rept. 107-154), S4701 [22MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations, complete congressional action to fully fund Amtrak, H7003 [3OC]

Statements

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Representative Jackson, H5166-H5168, H5174 [23JY]

Studies

If You Build It, We Won't Come—Collective Refusal of the Major Airlines To Compete in the Chicago Air Travel Market: Suburban O'Hare Commission, H4622-H4630 [15JY], H5136-H5144 [23JY]

Summaries

Violations of Federal Antitrust Laws Made by Major Airlines in Their Refusal To Compete With Each Other in Fortress Hub Markets: Suburban O'Hare Commission, H4630 [15JY], H5144 [23JY]

Tables

Comparison of National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act to the Suburban O'Hare Commission plan to expand aviation capacity in the Chicago, IL, area, H4636 [15JY], H5150 [23JY]

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act alleged benefits, H4636 [15JY], H5150 [23JY]

Testimonies

End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act: Representative Jackson, H5149, H5177 [23JY]

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: Representative Jackson, H4633 [15JY], H5147, H5177 [23JY]

———Suburban O'Hare Commission, H5186-H5190 [23JY]

State of Competition in the Airline Industry: Representative Jackson, H5175-H5177 [23JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 447, consideration of H.R. 1979, Small Airport Safety, Security, and Air Service Improvement Act, H3728 [20JN]

H.R. 3479, National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act, H4609-H4612 [15JY], H5114-H5118 [23JY]

S. 2949, Aviation Security Improvement Act, S11300-S11304 [18NO]

S. 2951, FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Act, S11342 [18NO]