FAA AIR TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 1586), S1369, S1401, S1402, S1403, S1406, S1407 [10MR], S1429, S1434, S1448, S1470, S1471, S1472, S1473, S1474, S1475, S1476, S1477, S1478 [11MR], S1530, S1531, S1532 [15MR], S1582, S1598, S1604, S1605, S1606, S1625, S1626, S1627, S1628, S1629, S1630 [16MR], S1644, S1674, S1675, S1676 [17MR], S1754 [18MR], S1799, S1805, S1806, S1807, S1808, S1809, S1815 [22MR], S6498, S6499, S6529, S6535 [29JY], S6572, S6573, S6586, S6587, S6592 [2AU], S6654 [3AU], H2332, H2366 [25MR]
———consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6597 [10AU]
Articles and editorials
Congress Should Not Foil Process, S1793 [22MR]
Congress's Serial Hits on Food Stamps, H6624 [10AU]
Moody's Experts Predict Texas Cities Will Lead the Recovery, H2329 [25MR]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (H.R. 1586): consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1212), H2317 [24MR] (see H. Res. 1606), H6578 [9AU]
Cloture motions
Enact (H.R. 1586): House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6684 [4AU]
Letters
Air quality within commercial aircraft: William Harrison, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., S1734 [18MR]
Education Jobs Fund: Joseph C. Conaty, Dept. of Education, S6684 [4AU]
Proposed allowance of additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: James E. Bennett, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S1801 [22MR]
Proposed consolidation of the Boise, ID, Terminal Radar Approach Control with Salt Lake City, UT: Patricia Gilbert and Mark Griffin, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S1796 [22MR]
Tax increases on U.S. companies with operations overseas: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6618 [10AU]
———Larry D. Burton, Business Roundtable (organization), H6618 [10AU]
———Promote America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Coalition, H6619 [10AU]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6618 [10AU]
Texas conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund: several Texas school administrators and organizations, H6613 [10AU]
Lists
Democratic amendments to H.R. 1586, provisions, S1452 [11MR]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 1586), S1602, S1603 [16MR], S1716, S1722 [18MR], S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6682, S6739 [4AU], H2366 [25MR], H6609 [10AU]
Remarks in House
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H2408 [25MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H6619, H6620, H6621, H6622, H6624 [10AU]
Dept. of Defense: funding, H6611, H6622 [10AU]
Dept. of Energy: Innovative Loan Guarantee Program funding, H6620 [10AU]
Economy: importance of job creation, H2326-H2330 [25MR]
Education: conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, H6616, H6621, H6624 [10AU]
———establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, H6580, H6581, H6582, H6583, H6589-H6597, H6604-H6625 [10AU]
Enact (H.R. 1586), H2270 [24MR]
———consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1212), H2325-H2332 [25MR]
———consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6589-H6597 [10AU]
———Senate amendments, H2332-H2413 [25MR], H6077 [27JY], H6580, H6581, H6582, H6583, H6604-H6625 [10AU]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H2270 [24MR], H2325-H2332, H2404-H2413 [25MR], H6077 [27JY]
———Essential Air Service Program funding, H2412 [25MR]
———impact of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project on local communities, H8279 [9DE]
———improve airline safety and pilot training, H2270 [24MR], H2325-H2327, H2404-H2413 [25MR]
———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, H2412 [25MR]
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H6581, H6582, H6583, H6589-H6597, H6604-H6625 [10AU]
Taxation: eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore, H6580, H6582, H6615, H6619 [10AU]
Remarks in Senate
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, S1429 [11MR], S1599-S1603 [16MR]
———establish an earmark moratorium for any fiscal year in which there is a deficit, S1446 [11MR], S1583, S1584 [16MR], S1655, S1664 [17MR], S1697-S1700, S1723 [18MR]
———rescind funds for unobligated transportation earmarks and establish general reporting requirement for any unobligated earmarks, S1434 [11MR], S1602 [16MR]
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S1693-S1736 [18MR], S1763, S1764, S1773 [19MR], S1790, S1800-S1805 [22MR], S1868 [23MR]
———ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight, S1732 [18MR]
———prohibit use of passenger facility fees to construct bicycle storage facilities, S1584 [16MR]
———require air carriers and ticket agents to notify consumers of taxes and fees applicable to airline tickets and prohibit imposition of fuel surcharges that do not correlate to fuel costs, S1585 [16MR]
Budget: reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, S1346-S1348 [10MR], S1653-S1655, S1657-S1660 [17MR], S1694-S1697, S1701-S1707, S1714-S1716 [18MR]
———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending, S1721-S1723 [18MR]
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): tribute to Members and staff for work on FAA reauthorization, S1801 [22MR]
Contracts: discrimination against minority- and women-owned businesses in airport related contracts, S1606 [16MR]
Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice, S1350, S1352 [10MR], S1588-S1598, S1604 [16MR]
Dept. of the Interior: clarify Coastal Impact Assistance Program application requirements, S1428 [11MR], S1603 [16MR]
Dept. of Transportation: establish loan guarantee program for qualified shipyards to maintain shipbuilding capability, S1443 [11MR]
Education: conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, S6872 [5AU]
———establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, S6558, S6565-S6567 [2AU], S6605 [3AU], S6678-S6685 [4AU], S6765, S6872 [5AU]
Enact (H.R. 1586), S1340-S1352 [10MR], S1427-S1432, S1434, S1443-S1450 [11MR], S1582-S1607 [16MR], S1644, S1647-S1649, S1652-S1660, S1664 [17MR], S1693-S1707, S1713-S1718, S1721-S1723, S1731-S1736 [18MR], S1760, S1763, S1764, S1772-S1775 [19MR], S1790-S1810 [22MR], S1868 [23MR], S5809 [14JY], S7736 [29SE]
———House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6558, S6565-S6567, S6572, S6573 [2AU], S6605 [3AU], S6678-S6685 [4AU], S6760, S6762-S6767, S6872 [5AU]
———House amendment, unanimous-consent agreement, S6554 [30JY], S6642 [3AU]
———motion to commit, S6739 [4AU]
———unanimous-consent agreement, S1452 [11MR], S1683 [17MR]
———unanimous-consent request, S1446 [11MR]
FAA: Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Airport Improvement Program funding, S1802 [22MR]
———Essential Air Service Program funding, S1652 [17MR]
———implement NTSB recommendations following investigation of the loss of control of Continental Flight 3407, S1713, S1731 [18MR]
———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, S1700-S1703 [18MR]
———Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, S1343, S1349 [10MR], S1444, S1447 [11MR], S1584 [16MR]
———prohibit use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft during flight and conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots, S1585 [16MR]
———proposed consolidation of the Boise, ID, Terminal Radar Approach Control with Salt Lake City, UT, S1796, S1797 [22MR]
———proposed construction on land surrounding the Las Vegas, NV, McCarran International Airport, S1802 [22MR]
———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1340-S1350 [10MR], S1427, S1430-S1432, S1434, S1444-S1448 [11MR], S1584, S1596-S1598 [16MR], S1648, S1649, S1652, S1658 [17MR], S1693, S1700-S1705, S1713, S1717, S1731-S1736 [18MR], S1760, S1763, S1764, S1772-S1775 [19MR], S1868 [23MR], S5809 [14JY], S6376-S6378 [28JY]
———study airplane noise effects of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal, S1585 [16MR]
———study and monitor aircraft cabin air quality, and mandate installation of air cleaning and sensor technology if such study demonstrates that these steps would provide a public health benefit, S1733 [18MR]
Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for achieving substantial restoration of the natural quiet and experience and clarify regulatory authority relative to commercial air tours, S1584, S1606 [16MR], S1792, S1802 [22MR]
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, S6558, S6565-S6567 [2AU], S6605 [3AU], S6678-S6685 [4AU], S6760, S6765, S6766 [5AU]
———maintain rebates on certain pharmaceuticals, S6766 [5AU]
National Parks Air Tour Management Act: clarify responsibilities of the FAA and the National Park Service in completing air tour management plans for regulating flying over national parks, S1797 [22MR]
Taxation: extend expiring tax cuts, S6762-S6764, S6766 [5AU]
Reports filed
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund Establishment and Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Temporary Increase Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1606) (H. Rept. 111-584), H6578 [9AU]
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1212) (H. Rept. 111-456), H2317 [24MR]
Considerations of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1212) (H. Rept. 111-456), H2317 [24MR]
Rulings of the Chair
Enact (H.R. 1586), S1604 [16MR], S1722 [18MR]
Statements
Dept. of Transportation Loan Guarantee Program for Qualified Shipyards To Maintain Shipbuilding Capability: Senator Specter, S1444 [11MR]
Ensure Federal Education Appropriations for Texas Get to Local School Districts: Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation, H6613 [10AU]
Tables
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1586, provisions, S6765 [5AU]
Texts of
H. Res. 1212, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 1586, provisions, H2325 [25MR]
H. Res. 1606, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund establishment and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage temporary increase extension, H6590 [10AU]
H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund establishment and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage temporary increase extension, H6604-H6609 [10AU]
H.R. 1586, provisions, S1887-S1921 [23MR], H2332-H2366-H2404 [25MR]