FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Appropriations: authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2141, H2176, H2177, H2180, H2181, H2183, H2184, H2185, H2187, H2188, H2189, H2191, H2192, H2198, H2199, H2200, H2203, H2204, H2205, H2206, H2207, H2208, H2209, H2210 [31MR]

———reauthorize for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S367 [31JA], S382, S426, S427, S428, S429 [1FE], S472, S475, S488, S489, S490, S491 [2FE], S501, S502, S507, S531, S532, S533, S536, S538, S553, S554, S555 [3FE], S570, S571 [4FE], S589, S592, S595, S617, S618 [7FE], S622, S623, S624, S626, S634, S635 [8FE], S647, S648, S649, S650 [10FE], S674, S697, S699, S700, S701, S702 [14FE], S710, S714, S731, S732, S733, S734, S739, S759, S760, S761, S762 [15FE], S770, S777, S800, S801, S802 [16FE], S814, S825, S826, S827, S830, S831, S832, S920, S921, S922 [17FE]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), S5666, S5692 [15SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 658, FAA appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system, S2285 [7AP], S2749 [5MY]

Articles and editorials

John Murtha's Airport for No One—A Monument to Earmarks in Johnstown, PA, S593 [7FE]

Planes to Nowhere? Congress Plans To Increase Small-Town Airline Subsidies, S593 [7FE]

Rural Air Subsidies Test Resolve To Cut Spending, S594 [7FE]

This Is Called `Small' Government, S5001 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: establish a program to safely and feasibly address piston engine aircraft emissions (see H.R. 549), H550 [8FE]

Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (see S. 1387), S4675 [19JY] (see H.R. 1079), H1840 [15MR] (see H.R. 1893), H3300 [13MY] (see H.R. 2279), H4456 [22JN] (see H.R. 2553), H5125 [15JY] (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———extend authority (H.R. 2553), consideration (see H. Res. 357), H5238 [19JY]

Appropriations: authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (see H.R. 658), H722 [11FE]

———authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H2105 [30MR]

———reauthorize for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (see S. 223), S338 [27JA]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 827), H1390 [28FE]

———establish additional goals for airport master plans (see H.R. 405), H434 [24JA]

———increase use of security cameras at airport security screening checkpoints and exits and impose increased penalties on individuals who circumvent security screening at airports (see S. 318), S642 [10FE]

———prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see S. 1956), S8414 [7DE] (see H.R. 2594), H5284 [20JY]

Civil aviation: reauthorize research and development projects and activities (see H.R. 970), H1664 [9MR]

Civil liberties: prevent dissemination to the public of certain information on noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and operators (see S. 1477), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 2897), H6097 [12SE]

Consumers: prescribe regulations requiring air carriers to provide passengers with certain amenities and facilities (see S. 1913), S7829 [18NO] (see H.R. 3632), H8727 [12DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports (see H.R. 1600), H2911 [15AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1596), S5838 [21SE]

Federal employees: use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (see S. 1433), S4960 [27JY] (see H.R. 2744), H5883 [1AU]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (see H.R. 2814), H5901 [9AU]

National security: provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies (see H.R. 2463), H4792 [8JY]

Noise pollution: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (see S. 2019), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 2677), H5732 [28JY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see S. 998), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1867), H3278 [12MY]

Pilots: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 1335), S4394 [6JY]

Safety: issue order on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1373), H2327 [5AP]

States: recognize and clarify authority to regulate medical aspects of intrastate air ambulance services (see H.R. 1117), H1905 [16MR]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see S. 340), S683 [14FE] (see S. 1387), S4675 [19JY] (see H.R. 1034), H1768 [11MR] (see H.R. 1079), H1840 [15MR] (see H.R. 1893), H3300 [13MY] (see H.R. 2279), H4456 [22JN] (see H.R. 2553), H5125 [15JY] (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), consideration (see H. Res. 357), H5238 [19JY]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (see H.R. 2887), H6096 [12SE]

Veterans: provide preference-eligible applicants and employees of the FAA and Transportation Security Administration ability to appeal violations of veterans' preference rights (see S. 1859), S7368 [10NO]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: reauthorize for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S734, S739 [15FE], S819 [17FE]

Conference reports

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112), H7433-H7576 [14NO]

Letters

Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1993 [29MR]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1993 [29MR]

Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part II: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3318 [23MY]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3318 [23MY]

Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part III: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4533 [24JN]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4533 [24JN]

Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5258 [20JY]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5258 [20JY]

Airport and Airway Trust Fund funding and expenditure authority extension: Craig L. Fuller, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, S687 [14FE]

———Ed Bolen, National Business Aviation Association, S688 [14FE]

———James K. Coyne, National Air Transportation Association, S687 [14FE]

———Jordan B. Hansell, NetJets Inc., S688 [14FE]

———Peter J. Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, S687 [14FE]

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6999 [24OC]

———Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6998 [24OC]

FAA appropriations to streamline programs, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable aviation system funding: Bill Ayer, Alaska Airlines, Inc., H2179 [31MR]

———Douglas C. Macnair, Experimental Aircraft Association, H2175 [31MR]

———Howard Ragsdale and Christopher Eastlee, Air Medical Operators Association, H2178 [31MR]

———Marion C. Blakey, Aerospace Industries Association, H2139 [31MR]

———Nicholas E. Calio, Air Transport Association, H2178 [31MR]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2140 [31MR]

———Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2131 [31MR]

———Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H2173 [31MR]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2132 [31MR]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2132, H2173 [31MR]

FAA Essential Air Service Program funding: Julie Dirks, S655 [14FE]

———Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks (organization), S715 [15FE]

———Pete Sepp, National Taxpayers Union, S715 [15FE]

———Senator Rockefeller, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), H5255 [20JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S716 [15FE]

FAA integration of unmanned aircraft systems into National Airspace System: Michael Toscano, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, H2174 [31MR]

FAA regulations on air medical transport safety: Daniel G. Harkins, Association of Air Medical Services, H2193 [31MR]

———Jack Parow, International Association of Fire Chiefs, H2175 [31MR]

FAA regulations on transport of lithium batteries: several aviation and business associations, H2193 [31MR]

Federal benefits for emergency service providers who die or are disabled in the line of duty and liability protection for volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S830 [17FE]

———Connie Meyer, S830 [17FE]

———Jack Parow, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S830 [17FE]

———Steve Williamson, American Ambulance Association, S829 [17FE]

National Mediation Board repeal of voting rule change relative to recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing: Christopher Prandoni, Alliance for Worker Freedom, H2174 [31MR]

Permit tax-exempt bonds to be used to finance the purchase of fixed-wing aircraft for air ambulance services: Representative Camp, E927 [23MY]

———Representatives Doc Hastings and McMorris Rodgers, E927 [23MY]

Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6112 [13SE]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6112 [13SE]

Transportation Security Administration employees exclusion from the collective bargaining rights of Federal employees: Kip Hawley, S717 [15FE]

Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act: Stanley L. Bernstein, Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association, H2179 [31MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 658, FAA appropriations to streamline programs, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable aviation system funding, H2139 [31MR]

Motions

Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (H.R. 2553), H5264 [20JY]

Appropriations: authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2235 [1AP]

———reauthorize for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S474, S475 [2FE], S535 [3FE], S727 [15FE], S823, S824, S828 [17FE]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), H5264 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Airport Improvement Program: continue funding to airports in Puerto Rico, H2177 [31MR]

———extend authority (H.R. 1079), H1992-H1994 [29MR]

———extend authority (H.R. 1893), H3317-H3319 [23MY]

———extend authority (H.R. 2279), H4533 [24JN]

———extend authority (H.R. 2553), H5257-H5266 [20JY], H5583, H5594, H5608 [27JY], H5816 [1AU], E1446 [29JY]

———extend authority (H.R. 2553), consideration (H. Res. 357), H5251-H5257 [20JY]

———extend authority (H.R. 2553), motion to recommit, H5264 [20JY]

———extend authority (H.R. 2644), H5513-H5515 [26JY], H5617 [27JY], E1481 [1AU]

———require airport operators receiving grants to consult with nearby communities regarding airport operations and their impact on the community, H2176 [31MR]

Appropriations: authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H1993, H1994 [29MR], H2117, H2130-H2212 [31MR], H2232-H2237 [1AP], H3318 [23MY], H5388 [22JY], H6118 [13SE], E603, E608, E612 [1AP], E636, E640 [5AP], E685 [8AP], E752 [15AP], E927 [23MY], E1760 [4OC]

———authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2122-H2129 [31MR]

———authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), motion to recommit, H2236 [1AP]

———ground-based augmentation system funding, E259 [17FE]

———reauthorize for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), H3318 [23MY]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H2136, H2189, H2190 [31MR]

———analyze the different aviation industry segments, tailor regulations to address such segments, and assess impact of regulatory actions on the economy, H2135, H2136, H2204, H2205 [31MR], E685 [8AP]

———implement safety rule on preventing pilot fatigue, H6521 [4OC]

———prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (H.R. 2594), H6997-H7002 [24OC]

———require commercial airlines to provide passengers notification of flight status by text message or e-mail, H2190 [31MR]

———tribute to aviation industry for year of no deaths attributable to commercial aviation, E165 [8FE]

Avition: preserve vintage aircraft engineering data and require information be available to the public, H2206 [31MR]

Buffalo, NY: call for Dept. of Justice investigation of Colgan Air, Inc., commuter plane crash in 2009, H7221 [2NO]

Burke Lakefront Airport: terminate certain airspace restrictions, H2203, H2204 [31MR]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity, H7324-H7328 [3NO]

Civil aviation: reauthorize research and development projects and activities, H2137 [31MR]

Civil liberties: prevent dissemination to the public of certain information on noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and operators (H.R. 2897), H6276 [21SE]

Community development: conduct demonstration projects at certain airports to create aerotropolis transportation zones, H2211 [31MR]

Crime: require criminal history record check for individuals who perform a safety-sensitive function at domestic and foreign repair stations, H2183, H2184 [31MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: limit application relative to funding of projects or programs, H2199-H2201 [31MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports, H2138, H2185-H2187 [31MR], H5253 [20JY], H6118 [13SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7274, H7277-H7279 [3NO], H7734-H7736, H7771, H7772, H7776-H7781 [17NO], E2080 [17NO], E2100, E2108 [18NO]

Essential Air Service Program: allow continuation for Puerto Rico, H2188 [31MR]

———funding, H2117, H2126, H2132, H2134-H2136, H2140, H2187 [31MR], H5257-H5263 [20JY], E640 [5AP]

Federal employees: prohibit employees from using official work time for union activities, H2192-H2194 [31MR]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (H.R. 2744), E1463 [1AU]

———use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (H.R. 2814), H6118 [13SE]

Funding, H6036 [9SE]

Hawaii: exempt airports from collecting passenger facility fees for interisland flights and change formula for granting Airport Improvement Program funds, H2178 [31MR]

Hazardous substances: implement international safety standards for the transport of lithium batteries, H2173 [31MR]

Law enforcement: expedite integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace system, H2187 [31MR], E603, E608 [1AP]

Los Angeles International Airport: require operator to consult with nearby communities regarding airport operations and their impact on the community, H2210 [31MR]

Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen): funding, H1093 [17FE], H2138 [31MR]

Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Research and Development Center of Excellence: establish, H2181 [31MR]

Safety: assess regulatory recommendations to ensure that certified aircraft are equipped with technology to mitigate effects of smoke in the cockpit, H2184, H2185 [31MR]

———ensure Federal air marshals are deployed on all high-risk flights, H2236 [1AP]

———exempt pilots of medical charter flights from rest requirements, H2188 [31MR]

———implement crew flight time limitations and rest restrictions, H8007, H8013 [1DE]

———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, H2125, H2126 [31MR]

———provide liability protection for volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit, H2127 [31MR]

———revoke liability immunity for airlines relative to release of safety information and implementation of safety management systems, H2136, H2173 [31MR]

———study feasibility of creating a database listing the location and height of potential low-altitude aviation obstructions, H2180, H2181 [31MR]

Santa Monica, CA: develop runway safety areas at Santa Monica Airport, H2204 [31MR]

Small business: report on participation of disadvantaged- and veteran-owned small business concerns in FAA programs, H2206 [31MR]

Space policy: regulation of manned and unmanned commercial space flights, H2173, H2174 [31MR]

Sports: permit flyovers at sporting events, H2139 [31MR]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 1079), H1992-H1994 [29MR]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 1893), H3317-H3319 [23MY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2279), H4533 [24JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), H5257-H5266 [20JY], H5583, H5594, H5608 [27JY], H5816 [1AU], E1446 [29JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), consideration (H. Res. 357), H5251-H5257 [20JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), motion to recommit, H5264 [20JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2644), H5513-H5515 [26JY], H5617 [27JY], E1481 [1AU]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H6052 [12SE], H6102, H6106-H6119, H6123 [13SE], E1625, E1627 [14SE]

Urban areas: prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H2182, H2183 [31MR], H5262 [20JY], E752 [15AP]

Remarks in Senate

Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (H.R. 1079), S1943 [29MR]

———extend authority (H.R. 1893), S3263 [24MY]

———extend authority (H.R. 2279), S4132 [27JN]

———extend authority (H.R. 2553), S4775, S4776, S4811 [21JY], S4813 [22JY], S4943-S4947 [27JY], S4980-S4984, S4987, S5000 [28JY], S5170, S5181-S5183 [1AU], S5223-S5226, S5233, S5280 [2AU], S5297 [5AU]

———extend authority (H.R. 2553), unanimous-consent request, S4840, S4841 [22JY], S4946, S4947 [27JY], S5179-S5181 [1AU], S5224 [2AU]

———extend authority (S. 1387), S4930 [27JY]

———funding, S587 [7FE], S780 [16FE], S827 [17FE]

Appropriations: authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), S2285 [7AP], S2436 [13AP], S4929, S4943-S4947 [27JY], S4980, S4987-S4989, S5000, S5007 [28JY], S5223 [2AU], S5316 [6SE], S5355 [7SE]

———authorize to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), insert S. 223 language in lieu, S2285 [7AP]

———reauthorize for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S347 [27JA], S377-S403 [1FE], S431-S477 [2FE], S501-S507, S509, S531-S540 [3FE], S566 [4FE], S586-S596 [7FE], S621-S626 [8FE], S641 [10FE], S653-S656, S659-S663, S670-S676 [14FE], S709-S727, S731-S735, S739 [15FE], S768-S774, S777, S780-S783, S802 [16FE], S807, S809-S811, S814-S816, S818-S820, S823-S837 [17FE], S1116 [2MR], S3512 [7JN]

———reauthorize for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), unanimous-consent agreement, S608 [7FE], S824 [17FE]

———reduce appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to 2008 levels, S531 [3FE], S720-S727 [15FE]

———reduce appropriations to 2008 levels, S5666-S5668 [15SE]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S381, S383 [1FE], S443 [2FE], S587, S589 [7FE], S654 [14FE], S713, S735 [15FE], S768-S770, S773 [16FE], S810, S815, S816, S820 [17FE]

———allow through-the-fence access to general aviation airports, S833 [17FE]

———repeal establishment of Advisory Committee on Future of Aeronautics to eliminate unnecessary reassignment of NASA aeronautics research and development programs, S507 [3FE], S625, S626 [8FE], S641 [10FE]

———support Passenger Bill of Rights, S587 [7FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: limit application relative to funding of projects or programs, S533-S535, S538 [3FE]

Dept. of Defense: report on impact of proposed FAA rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements, S8061 [30NO]

Dept. of Transportation: establish minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports, S2436 [13AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S6740 [19OC]

———making appropriations, S6578-S6580 [17OC], S6646-S6648, S6651-S6653 [18OC], S6704, S6708-S6713, S6716, S6717, S6724, S6725, S6733, S6739-S6741, S6754 [19OC], S6792, S6793, S6803-S6807, S6813, S6815, S6817, S6841, S6842, S6845, S6846, S6853 [20OC], S6899, S6911 [31OC], S6933, S6936, S6937, S6980, S6986 [1NO], S7061 [2NO], S7100 [3NO], S7430 [15NO], S7677, S7679-S7684 [17NO]

Essential Air Service Program: funding, S380 [1FE], S587, S592-S595 [7FE], S654-S656, S659-S663 [14FE], S709, S715, S716 [15FE], S781, S782 [16FE], S811 [17FE], S1116 [2MR], S4929, S4946 [27JY]

———modify requirement on distance from nearest medium or large hub airport to qualify for funding, S826 [17FE]

———require a certain minimum number of daily enplanements to qualify for funding, S826 [17FE]

Federal employees: use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to allow furloughed employees to return to work and provide retroactive pay for the period of their furlough (S. 1433), S4987 [28JY], S5226 [2AU]

Las Vegas, NV: express sympathy to families of those killed in helicopter crash while on tour of Hoover Dam, S8433 [8DE]

National Airspace System: authorize development of a pilot program to determine safety regulations and flight standards for unmanned aerial vehicles, S566 [4FE]

———improve intergration of unmanned aerial system, S827 [17FE]

———increase number of test sites used for unmanned aerial vehicles and require one of those test sites include a significant portion of public lands, S509 [3FE]

National security: make it a crime to photograph, record, or distribute a body scan image taken by a full body scanner at an airport or any Federal building without express authorization, S595 [7FE]

Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen): funding, S379 [1FE], S505 [3FE], S586 [7FE], S672, S673 [14FE], S712, S724 [15FE], S773 [16FE]

Noise pollution: issue regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas of Los Angeles County, CA (S. 2019), S8738 [16DE]

Occupational safety and health: maintain certain airline exemptions from OSHA oversight, S626 [8FE], S671 [14FE], S823, S824 [17FE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (S. 998), S2955 [12MY]

Pilots: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (S. 1335), S4321-S4323 [5JY], S4400 [6JY], S4785 [21JY]

Safety: approve applications from airports to authorize private security companies to conduct passenger screening, S502 [3FE]

———exempt charter airlines from crew flight time limitations and rest restrictions, S451 [2FE], S506 [3FE], S673 [14FE], S769 [16FE]

———provide liability protection for volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit, S451 [2FE], S506 [3FE], S670, S671, S673 [14FE], S829 [17FE]

———require Notice to Airmen hazard alerts to be posted and accessible to all pilots, S450 [2FE]

Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, S835, S836 [17FE]

Small Community Air Service Program: funding, S781 [16FE], S6936 [1NO]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 1079), S1943 [29MR]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 1893), S3263 [24MY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2279), S4132 [27JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), S4775, S4776, S4811 [21JY], S4813 [22JY], S4943-S4947 [27JY], S4980-S4984, S4987, S5000 [28JY], S5170, S5181-S5183 [1AU], S5223-S5226, S5233, S5280 [2AU], S5297 [5AU]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), unanimous-consent request, S4840, S4841 [22JY], S4946, S4947 [27JY], S5179-S5181 [1AU], S5224 [2AU]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (S. 1387), S4930 [27JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (S. 340), S687 [14FE]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), S5585 [13SE], S5587, S5588, S5599, S5613, S5618 [14SE], S5638, S5655, S5666-S5669 [15SE]

———extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), unanimous-consent agreement, S5663 [15SE]

———extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), unanimous-consent request, S5656 [15SE]

Veterans: provide preference-eligible applicants and employees of the FAA and Transportation Security Administration ability to appeal violations of veterans' preference rights (S. 1859), S7384 [10NO]

Reports filed

Airport and Airway Extension Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1079) (H. Rept. 112-41), H2036 [29MR]

Airport and Airway Trust Fund Funding and Expenditure Authority Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 340) (S. Rept. 112-1), S682 [14FE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1034) (H. Rept. 112-44), H2036 [29MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 467) (H. Rept. 112-290), H7713 [16NO]

Consideration of H.R. 658, FAA Appropriations To Streamline Programs, Improve Aviation Safety and Capacity, and Provide Stable Aviation System Funding: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 112-46), H2105 [30MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2553, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 357) (H. Rept. 112-155), H5238 [19JY]

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2112) (H. Rept. 112-284), H7577 [14NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1596) (S. Rept. 112-83), S5836 [21SE]

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2594) (H. Rept. 112-232), H6623 [5OC]

FAA Appropriations To Streamline Programs, Improve Aviation Safety and Capacity, and Provide Stable Aviation System Funding: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 112-29), H1722 [10MR], H1904 [16MR]

FAA Civil Aviation Research and Development Projects and Activities Reauthorization: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 112-52), H2291 [4AP]

Statements

FAA Appropriations To Streamline Programs, Improve Aviation Safety and Capacity, and Provide Stable Aviation System Funding: A. Oakley Brooks, Cargo Airline Association, H2174 [31MR]

———Peter J. Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H2139 [31MR]

Tables

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112): conference report, H7747-H7769 [17NO]

FAA authorization extension history during 110th-112th Congress, H6114 [13SE]

FAA non-excepted employees by city, E1421-E1426 [27JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 658, FAA appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system, S2285 [7AP]

Subsidized FAA Essential Air Service communities and distances to nearest hub, H5259 [20JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 189, consideration of H.R. 658, FAA appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system, H2122 [31MR]

H. Res. 357, consideration of H.R. 2553, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV, H5251 [20JY]

H.R. 658, FAA appropriations to streamline programs, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable aviation system funding, H2141-H2172 [31MR]

H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act, H1992 [29MR]

H.R. 1893, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part II, H3317 [23MY]

H.R. 2279, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part III, H4533 [24JN]

H.R. 2553, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV, H5257 [20JY]

H.R. 2594, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act, H6998 [24OC]

H.R. 2887, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act, H6106-H6111 [13SE]

S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, S980-S1021 [28FE]

S. 998, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act, S2956 [12MY]

S. 1859, provide preference-eligible applicants and employees of the FAA and Transportation Security Administration ability to appeal violations of veterans' preference rights, S7385 [10NO]

S. 2019, Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act, S8739 [16DE]