AVIATION

Addresses

Pratt & Whitney Celebration of Air Force Tanker Refueling and Dept. of Defense F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Competitive Engine Contracts: Everett Corey, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, E924 [23MY]

Amendments

Armed Forces: provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (H.R. 1801), S8485, S8491 [12DE], H9936 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: maintain flight manifest information sharing standards required under the Passenger Name Record Agreement between the U.S. and the European Union (S. Res. 174), S3113, S3114 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), S5977, S5987, S5998, S6000 [26SE], S6055 [3OC], H3806, H3807 [31MY], H3837, H3841, H3843, H3844, H3846, H3847, H3848, H3849, H3850, H3851, H3856, H3858, H3862, H3863, H3864, H3871, H3872, H3873, H3874, H3877, H3879, H3881, H3882, H3885, H3888, H3890, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3895, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3899, H3900, H3901, H3903, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3907, H3912, H3913, H3914, H3915 [1JN], H3928, H3929, H3930, H3939, H3940, H3941, H3943, H3946, H3952, H3987 [2JN], H6463 [29SE]

FAA: authorize appropriations 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 appropriations 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

Boeing Is Pro-Growth, Not Anti-Union, S3010 [17MY]

Darfuris Feel Betrayed by Libya No-Fly Zone, S1952 [30MR]

Dreamliner Nightmare, S3009 [17MY]

Fiddling While Libya Burns, S1583 [14MR]

Flight Risk for Boeing, S4145 [28JN]

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

JSF's Build and Test Was `Miscalculation,' Adm. Venlet Says; Production Must Slow, S8162 [5DE]

NATO Lacking Strike Aircraft for Libya Campaign, S2307 [8AP]

Obama Doctrine, S1583 [14MR]

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

Rebel Leader—Give Us a Chance, S1584 [14MR]

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

Scores of U.S. Strikes in Libya Followed Handoff to NATO, S3942 [21JN]

Secret's Out—Webb Was a Space Pioneer, S2834 [10MY]

Somerset Woman Celebrates 85th Birthday by Taking Plunge Out of an Airplane, S8675 [15DE]

Ultralight Aircraft Now Ferrying Drugs Across U.S.-Mexico Border, S5260 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: modify certain authorities relating to the strategic airlift aircraft force structure (see S. 1704), S6505 [13OC]

———require a study on the threats to, and sustainability of, the air test and training range infrastructure (see S. 240), S359 [31JA]

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

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see S. 542), S1546 [10MR] (see S. 1768), S6917 [31OC] (see H.R. 1003), H1723 [10MR]

———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4327 [16JN]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 3385), H7397 [4NO]

———prohibit commercial airlines from charging certain excess baggage fees for members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations (see S. 1459), S5191 [1AU]

———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (see S. 1954), S8414 [7DE]

———provide for expedited security screenings for members (see H.R. 1801), H3159 [10MY]

———repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2859), H5964 [7SE]

Burma: investigate volume of ships and planes from North Korea and allegations of international crimes, and encourage release of political prisoners and provision of safe havens for child soldiers (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2387 [12AP] (see S. Res. 139), S2348 [8AP]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 613), H679 [10FE]

Canada: recognize and thank Gander, Newfoundland, and other airports and communities for assistance provided following the closure of U.S. airspace due to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 286), H3805 [31MY]

China: express that defense systems, including the helicopter fleet used to transport the President, should not be procured, directly or indirectly, from an entity controlled, directed, or influenced by China (see H. Res. 106), H1251 (see H. Res. 106), H1362 [18FE]

Coal: require inclusion of coal-derived fuel at certain volumes in aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel (see H.R. 1868), H3278 [12MY]

Consumers: require air carriers to refund baggage fees if baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare (see H.R. 712), H922 [15FE]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (see S. 1987), S8547 [13DE] (see H.R. 2947), H6231 [15SE]

Crime: criminalize unauthorized recording and distribution of security screening images of individuals created by advanced imaging technology and disable image retention capabilities of such technology (see H.R. 685), H773 [14FE]

———prohibit possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents and require recurring training for transportation security officers (see H.R. 2431), H4671 [6JY]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see S. 1608), S5902 [22SE] (see H.R. 386), H395 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorize long-term contracts for procurement of certain liquid transportation fuels (see S. 212), S338 [27JA]

———carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a missile defense system (see H.R. 3284), H7165 [31OC]

———consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program (see S. 189), S272 [26JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: approve applications submitted by airport operators for participation in the security screening opt-out program (see H.R. 3038), H6455 [23SE]

———maintain flight manifest information sharing standards required under the Passenger Name Record Agreement between the U.S. and the European Union (see S. Res. 174), S2778 [9MY] (see H. Res. 255), H3160 [10MY]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 2017), H3754 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3805 [31MY]

———require delivery by U.S. mail of any transportation security card issued to an individual who resides in a remote location (see H.R. 1143), H1906 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: consider certain factors in evaluating public transportation projects for purposes of making capital investment grants (see H.R. 3019), H6413 [22SE]

———ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see S. 1818), S7187 [8NO] (see H.R. 1371), H2327 [5AP]

———establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (see H.R. 1395), H2410 [6AP]

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

———grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes (see H.R. 1431), H2534 [7AP]

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

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see S. 864), S2580 [2MY] (see H.R. 320), H353 [19JA]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see S. 1549), S5536 [13SE] (see S. 1660), S6185 [5OC] (see H.R. 12), H6341 [21SE]

Endangered Species Act: extend exemption relative to presence of Utah prairie dogs in or near airports and cemeteries (see S. 1580), S5773 [20SE] (see H.R. 2973), H6271 [20SE]

European Union: 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]

FAA: authorize appropriations 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 appropriations 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]

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

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

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

———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]

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

———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]

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

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

———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]

———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]

Federal employees: ensure that certain Federal employees cannot invoke immunity from prosecution for performing certain security screenings (see H.R. 2438), H4748 [7JY]

———require use of coach-class air travel in the U.S. except in limited circumstances (see H.R. 61), H35 [5JA]

FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 1132), H1906 [16MR]

Firearms: allow pilots, copilots, or navigators of aircraft, or law enforcement personnel detailed to protect an aircraft to carry a firearm (see H.R. 2616), H5373 [21JY]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H9926 [16DE]

Jibilian, Arthur: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3623), H8318 [8DE]

John C. Stennis Space Center: anniversary (see S. Res. 307), S6872 [20OC]

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see S. 505), S1406 [8MR] (see H.R. 495), H508 [26JA] (see H.R. 963), H1619 [8MR]

———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]

Libya: cease use of force by U.S. Armed Forces unless such use of force is authorized by Congress (see H.R. 1212), H2036 [29MR]

———commend peaceful protesters, condemn use of violence, support no-fly zone, call for Muammar Qaddafi to step down, and recognize Libyan Transitional National Council as governing authority (see S. Res. 102), S1677 [15MR]

———ensure continued investigation of terrorist attacks against the U.S. attributable to the government of Muammar Qaddafi (see S. 1520), S5386 [7SE]

———prohibit U.S. military intervention, ensure NATO members dedicate resources necessary to meet objectives, and urge Arab League members to provide additional military and financial assistance (see S. Res. 146), S2507 [14AP]

———prohibit use of funds to support military operations (see H.R. 1708), H3060 [4MY]

———support U.S. and allied assistance to forces attempting to remove Muammar Qaddafi from power, oppose U.S. ground intervention, and recognize Libyan Transitional National Council as governing authority (see H. Res. 188), H2107 [30MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H2911 [15AP]

Medicare: establish accreditation requirements for suppliers and providers of air ambulance services (see S. 1407), S4845 [22JY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: modify Board of Directors composition and appointment process (see H.R. 1824), H3160 [10MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S5251 [2AU]

National Commission To Review the National Response Since the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: establish (see H.R. 2623), H5398 [22JY]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

———repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see H.R. 548), H550 [8FE]

National security: establish appeal and redress process for individuals screened against terrorist watchlist and wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight or denied a right, benefit, or privilege (see H.R. 1007), H1724 [10MR]

———improve airport screening and security (see H.R. 2907), H6139 [13SE]

———prohibit advanced notice to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing of security screening procedures (see H.R. 1554), H2855 [14AP]

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

Noise pollution: allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports (see H.R. 842), H1390 [28FE]

Pacific islands: acknowledge contributions of colonists of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury islands from 1935-1942, facilitating U.S. claim of sovereignty into the Equatorial Pacific (see S. Res. 239), S4911 [26JY] (see H. Res. 388), H5896 [5AU] (see H. Res. 388), H5938 [6SE]

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]

Poland: anniversary of airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals (see S. Res. 135), S2266 [7AP]

———call for independent investigation into plane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2581 [2MY] (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2913 [15AP]

———honor memory of victims, express sympathy to citizens and survivors of victims of airplane crash in Russia and solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support Polish Government (see H. Res. 213), H2534 [7AP]

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

Safety: amend laws relative to approval of applications for the airport security screening opt-out program (see H.R. 1586), H2910 [15AP]

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: reauthorize (see S. 832), S2506 [14AP]

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

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2929 [12MY]

———provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see S. 1539), S5499 [12SE] (see H.R. 2992), H6341 [21SE]

Taxation: allow tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft (see H.R. 1011), H1724 [10MR]

———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]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 391), H5964 [7SE]

———award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H7578 [14NO]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see S. 1239), S3970 [21JN] (see H.R. 2864), H5964 [7SE]

———observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 228), S4450 [7JY]

———observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 237), S4845 [22JY]

Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in infrastructure projects (see S. 1300), S4226 [29JN] (see H.R. 2971), H6271 [20SE]

———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 (see H.R. 729), H923 [15FE]

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

———prevent imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees (see S. 1922), S7991 [29NO] (see H.R. 1691), H2998 [3MY]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (see S. 1769), S6917 [31OC]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (see H.R. 3011), H6412 [22SE]

———establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1447), H2569 [8AP]

———establish an Ombudsman Office (see H.R. 1165), H1983 [17MR]

———establish limitations on the use of advanced imaging technololgy for aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 1279), H2213 [31MR]

———exclude from collective bargaining rights of Federal employees and provide employment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners (see S. 1353), S4554 [13JY] (see H.R. 2507), H4945 [12JY]

———impose fees on air carriers that charge passengers for a first checked bag or a first carry-on bag (see S. 1918), S7991 [29NO]

———increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals (see H.R. 71), H35 [5JA]

———prohibit a pat down search of a minor for purposes of air transportation security without the consent and presence of a parent (see H.R. 1510), H2664 [13AP]

———standardize training programs, establish an Office of Behavior Analysis, and enhance partnerships with State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1092), S3426 [26MY]

———transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H4186 [14JN]

Travel and tourism: restore exemption from fees for certain customs services for passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, and islands adjacent to the U.S. (see S. 1951), S8414 [7DE]

Ultralight aircraft: include under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (see S. 1485), S5250 [2AU] (see S. 1974), S8461 [8DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 67), S123 [25JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S976 [28FE] (see H.R. 719), H922 [15FE]

Cloture motions

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), motion to proceed, S6351 [6OC], S6383 [11OC]

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

Transportation: provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), motion to proceed, S7009 [1NO]

Conference reports

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

Journals

Efforts of Gerald Grinstein to save Delta Air Lines and preserve its Salt Lake City, UT, hub: Lawrence H. Lee (excerpt), S5990 [26SE]

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]

Baggage Fee Fairness Act: Kate Hanni, FlyersRights.org (organization), H2191 [31MR]

Construction of natural gas pipeline in Puerto Rico: Rossana Lopez Leon, Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly, H3005, H3006 [4MY]

Definition of Dept. of Defense core depot-level maintenance and repair capabilities: several Senators, S8640 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program: Michael B. Donley, Dept. of Defense, S7986 [29NO]

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: Bruce Phillips, S661 [14FE]

———C. Joy Journeay and Gerard H. Rock, Alaska Air Carriers Association, S662 [14FE]

———Carol J. Piscoya, Norton Sound Health Corp., S660 [14FE]

———Casimero A. Aceveda, Organized Village of Kake, AK, S661 [14FE]

———Christine Klein, Calista Corp., S660 [14FE]

———Danny Seybert, Peninsula Airways, Inc., S661 [14FE]

———Julie Dirks, S655 [14FE]

———Julie E. Kitka, Alaska Federation of Natives, S662 [14FE]

———Leif Wilson, 40-Mile Air (company), S662 [14FE]

———Marie N. Greene, NANA Regional Corp., Inc., S660 [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]

———W.L. MacKay, Alaska Airlines, Inc., S662 [14FE]

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]

Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8826 [13DE]

———Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8826 [13DE]

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]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors composition and appointment process modification: Robert F. McDonnell, Governor of Virginia, E2081 [17NO]

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]

Prohibit funding to pay commercial airlines that charge certain excess baggage fees for Armed Forces members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations: Gus Hargett, National Guard Association of the U.S., H4710 [7JY]

Provide Taiwan with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China: Senator Lugar, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5854 [22SE]

———Senator Murkowski, S5854 [22SE]

———several Representatives, S5860 [22SE]

———several Senators, S5854 [22SE]

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]

U.S. objectives, military role, and costs relative to strategy to remove Muammar Qaddafi from power in Libya: Joseph E. MacManus, Dept. of State, S3619 [8JN]

———Senator Corker, S3619 [8JN]

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

V-22 Osprey funding: James F. Amos, Marine Corps, H3597 [25MY]

Lists

California project labor agreement activity from 1984 through March 2010, H4051-H4055 [13JN]

Connecticut victims of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as recorded on memorial in Sherwood Island State Park, S2603 [3MY]

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

World War II veterans flown to Washington, DC, by Honor Flight Chicago (organization), E1597 [12SE]

World War II Veterans flown to Washington, DC, by Louisiana HonorAir (organization), S2728 [5MY], S2990 [16MY]

Messages

Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: President Obama, S5724 [19SE], H6236 [19SE]

National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of September 11, 2011: President Obama, S5476 [9SE], H6040 [9SE]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3961 [2JN]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), S6351 [6OC]

FAA: authorize appropriations 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]

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

———reauthorize appropriations 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]

Transportation: provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), S7009 [1NO]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska Federation of Natives: FAA Essential Air Service Program funding, S662 [14FE]

Poems

``Lives in the Distance—In Memory and In Honor to the Heroes of Flight 93 on This the 10th Anniversary of 9/11,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1600 [12SE]

``Ten Years Ago This Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1564 [8SE]

Remarks in House

Academy of Model Aeronautics: National Aeronautics Association Brewer Trophy recipient, E2094 [18NO]

Air Commando Association: tribute, E1755 [4OC]

Air Force: bomber development funding, H4605, H4606 [6JY]

Air Force Sergeants Association: anniversary, E640 [5AP]

Alexandria, LA: naming of Alexandria International Airport Commercial Terminal as James L. Meyer Commercial Terminal, E1925 [25OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: tribute to ceremony at memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia, E1101 [15JN]

Armed Forces: enforcement of no-fly zone over Libya, H1992, H2023 [29MR], H2095-H2098 [30MR]

———impose no-fly zone over Libya, H1968 [17MR]

———prohibit commercial airlines from charging certain excess baggage fees for members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations, H5264 [20JY]

———prohibit funding to pay commercial airlines that charge certain excess baggage fees for members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations, H4707, H4710 [7JY]

———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (H.R. 1801), H7907, H7908 [29NO]

———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (H.R. 1801), Senate amendment, H9936, H9937 [19DE], H9999 [20DE]

Armstrong, Neil A.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E2062 [16NO]

Association of Air Medical Services: tribute to MedEvac Hour, E880 [12MY]

Brooklawn, NJ: tribute to Brooklawn 9/11 Memorial and Monument of the Delaware Valley, E1602 [12SE]

Brown City, MI: tribute to Brown City Fire Dept., for memorial to firefighters killed during terrorist attacks, E1562 [8SE]

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

Burt, Steve R.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2065 [16NO]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H574 [9FE], H1648 [9MR], H1828 [15MR], H2402 [6AP], H3796, H3798 [31MY], H5959 [7SE], H6266, H6267 [20SE], H6851 [12OC], H7121 [26OC], H7239, H7240 [2NO], H8959, H8960 [14DE]

Canada: recognize and thank Gander, Newfoundland, and other airports and communities for assistance provided following the closure of U.S. airspace due to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (H. Res. 286), E1004 [31MY]

Cape Canaveral, FL: tribute to opening of NASA Propellants North Administrative and Maintenance Facility, E86 [20JA]

Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton Remembrance Service to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1576 [9SE]

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

China: anniversary of American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers), E1377 [21JY]

Civil Air Patrol: anniversary, E2112 [22NO]

———World Peace Corps Mission Roving Ambassador for Peace Award recipient, E1456 [29JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): prioritize deficit reduction from subsidies for large oil companies and corporate use of aircraft before cutting education programs, H5764, H5765 [29JY]

Consumers: require air carriers to refund baggage fees if baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare, H2191 [31MR]

Crime: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 386), H1370, H1371 [28FE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport Transportation Security Administration staff, E169 [8FE]

Dayton, OH: anniversary of Aviation Hall of Fame, E1262 [7JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2092-H2094 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of naval aviation, E2010 [4NO]

———B-1 bomber funding, H3395 [24MY], H4714, H4715 [7JY]

———clarify exemption from Freedom of Information Act for data files of the military flight operations quality assurance systems, H3651, H3652 [25MY]

———F-35 Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, H855-H861 [15FE], H4743 [7JY]

———F-136 engine program funding, H3395 [24MY]

———Minuteman III Warm Line Solid Rocket Motor Sustainment program funding, H4712, H4713 [7JY]

———prohibit funding to research, develop, manufacture, or procure a newly designed flight suit for Armed Forces members, H3713 [26MY], H4739 [7JY]

———utilize workforce at NASA Shuttle Logistics Depot to minimize employment impact of cancelled manned space flight program, E1248 [6JY]

———V-22 Osprey funding, H846, H847, H850 [15FE], H1091 [17FE], H3596, H3597 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction, H1246, H1247 [18FE]

———Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine operations funding, H3849, H3851 [1JN]

———increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals, H3930, H3931 [2JN]

———limit application of Davis-Bacon Act relative to funding of projects or programs, H3896, H3897 [1JN], E1029 [2JN]

———making appropriations, H9892, H9893 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3816, H3832-H3867, H3875-H3907 [1JN], H3920, H3926, H3927, H3928-H3936, H3939-H3964 [2JN], H4373, H4377 [22JN], E1017, E1019, E1020, E1021, E1023, E1027, E1029, E1033 [2JN], E1052 [3JN], E1081 [14JN], E1825 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3816-H3828 [1JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), motion to recommit, H3962 [2JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), Senate amendment, H6463-H6465 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), unanimous-consent request, H3857, H3858 [1JN]

———prohibit funding for advanced airport full body scanners, H3904, H3905 [1JN]

———restrict funding for collective bargaining for transportation security officers, H3907 [1JN], E1033 [2JN]

———Secure Border Initiative funding, H3850, H3851 [1JN]

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

———grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes, H2207, H2208 [31MR]

———release any conditions or restrictions on certain land conveyed to any airport, city, or county for airport purposes as long as the release results in furthering airport purposes, H2209, H2210 [31MR]

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]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (H.R. 320), H6996, H6997 [24OC]

Dona, George G.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2065 [16NO]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6150, H6151, H6157, H6159, H6164-H6174 [14SE], H6186, H6187, H6190, H6192-H6194, H6217 [15SE], H6258, H6264-H6269 [20SE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6353, H6354, H6357, H6358, H6359, H6393, H6394 [22SE], H6418, H6419, H6449-H6453 [23SE], H6496-H6501 [3OC], H6515, H6519, H6520, H6521, H6522, H6523, H6533, H6538, H6541, H6543-H6548 [4OC], H6567, H6568, H6569, H6573, H6588, H6590, H6591, H6618 [5OC], H6630, H6636, H6662-H6665 [6OC], H6677, H6679 [11OC], H6786, H6793, H6795, H6849-H6851 [12OC], H6863, H6864, H6866, H6867, H6868, H6877, H6908-H6912 [13OC], H6926-H6930, H6962 [14OC], H7004 [24OC], H7014, H7017, H7018, H7020, H7021, H7022, H7023, H7060-H7063 [25OC], H7075, H7079, H7082, H7115-H7122 [26OC], H7137, H7147, H7152, H7153-H7156 [27OC], H7187 [1NO], H7221, H7222, H7223, H7238-H7243 [2NO], H7269, H7270, H7272, H7273, H7291 [3NO], H7336 [4NO], H7427 [14NO], H7586, H7590, H7591, H7592, H7593, H7612, H7616 [15NO], H7641 [16NO], H7718 [17NO], H7919-H7925 [29NO], H7935, H7941, H7942, H7951, H7977 [30NO], H8058, H8062 [1DE], H8179, H8182, H8183 [6DE], H8245, H8251 [7DE], H8958 [14DE], H8981, H8983 [15DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1549), H6915 [13OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), H6685 [11OC]

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

FAA: allow continuation of Essential Air Service Program for Puerto Rico, H2188 [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]

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

———authorize appropriations 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 appropriations 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 appropriations 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———funding, H6036 [9SE]

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

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

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

———implement international safety standards for the transport of lithium batteries, H2173-H2175 [31MR]

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

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

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

———permit flyovers at sporting events, H2139 [31MR]

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

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

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

———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]

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

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

———reauthorize civil aviation research and development projects and activities, H2137 [31MR]

———regulation of manned and unmanned commercial space flights, H2173, H2174 [31MR]

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

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

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

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

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

———terminate certain airspace restrictions for Burke Lakefront Airport, H2203, H2204 [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]

Farmers Branch, TX: tribute to ``Stars and Spokes'' bike tour to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1573 [9SE]

Federal employees: ensure that certain Federal employees cannot invoke immunity from prosecution for performing certain security screenings (H.R. 2438), E1256 [7JY]

Florida International University: tribute to events in remembrance of anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1578 [9SE]

Grapevine, TX: tribute to Valor Commitment Dedication Memorial remembrance service to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1575 [9SE]

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.: express condolences for workers who died in a test flight crash in Roswell, NM, H2414 [7AP]

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

Hedin, Andrew S.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2067 [16NO]

Hegar, Mary O. Jennings: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2065 [16NO]

Hiyakumoto, Larry I.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2065 [16NO]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E1039 [3JN], E1069 [13JN], E1364 [20JY], E1597 [12SE], E1984 [2NO]

Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E1868 [14OC], E1923 [25OC]

Honor Flight Mississippi (organization): tribute, H6447 [23SE]

Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E888 [13MY], E1676 [21SE], E1848 [13OC]

Honor Flight of Portland (organization): tribute, E1676 [21SE]

Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E1684 [22SE], E2015 [4NO]

Honor Flight Oregon (organization): tribute, E760 [15AP], E1753 [4OC]

Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E799 [3MY], E1664 [20SE]

Honor Flight Upper Peninsula (organization): tribute, E1743 [3OC]

Hunt, Rhys W.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2067 [16NO]

Japan: construction of a Marine Corps Air Station replacement facility in Okinawa, H8930 [14DE]

John C. Stennis Space Center: anniversary, H7083 [26OC]

Jones, Tiejie A.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2065 [16NO]

Keegan, Thomas W.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2066 [16NO]

Kenney, Joseph R.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2068 [16NO]

Kruse, Mahlon: Civil Air Patrol General Billy Mitchell Award recipient, E108 [25JA]

Lebanon, MO: tribute to Missouri National Guard 3d Battalion, 135th Theater Aviation Battalion, E497 [16MR]

Lemoore, CA: anniversary of Naval Air Station Lemoore, E1936 [26OC]

Lewis-McChord AFB, WA: 446th Airlift Wing recipient of Air Force Meritorious Unit Award, E1785 [6OC]

———tribute to 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) members who were Distinguished Flying Cross award recipients, E1788 [6OC]

Libya: cease use of force by U.S. Armed Forces unless such use of force is authorized by Congress, H2043, H2045 [30MR], H3417 [25MY]

———clarify U.S. objectives, military role, and costs relative to strategy to remove Muammar Qaddafi from power, H2271 [4AP], H4509 [23JN]

Members of Congress: encourage donation of frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., Hero Miles Program or the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (organization), H8266 [8DE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: modify Board of Directors composition and appointment process, E2080 [17NO]

———modify Board of Directors composition and appointment process (H.R. 1824), E839 [10MY]

Minnesota: anniversary of Minnesota Air National Guard, E1233 [6JY]

Moshoginis, Cliff: Michigan Association of Airport Executives Airport Manager of the Year award recipient, E1817 [11OC]

NASA: anniversary of Dryden Flight Research Center, E1651 [15SE]

———funding, H5300 [21JY], H9808 [16DE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: review and implement recommendations, H8999-H9001 [15DE]

National Guard: anniversary of helicopter crash in Georgia that killed members from Camp Pendleton Red Horse Guard Unit in Virginia Beach, VA, H1642 [9MR]

National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, H2123-H2125, H2127, H2132, H2136, H2138, H2201, H2202 [31MR], H5260, H5261 [20JY], E685 [8AP]

Navy: anniversary of Naval aviation, E83 [20JA]

———nuclear-powered aircraft carrier homeport construction at Naval Station Mayport, FL, funding, E2281 [15DE]

———provide authority to enter into multiyear contracts for construction of Ford-class aircraft carriers, H3595 [25MY]

Nebraska: tribute to induction of Women Airforce Service Pilots into Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame, E551 [29MR]

Nguyen, Hung D.: Air Medal With Valor recipient, E2064 [16NO]

NLRB: decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, H3119 [10MY], H3328-H3332 [23MY], H4282 [16JN], H4339 [21JN], H6199-H6206 [15SE], H8741 [13DE]

Noise pollution: allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, H2208, H2209 [31MR]

Oakland County, MI: tribute to completion of Oakland County International Airport ``green'' terminal, E1594 [12SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to general aviation industry, H5377 [22JY], H6276 [21SE]

Orlando, FL: tribute to Civil Air Patrol Orlando Cadet Squadron, E797 [3MY]

Pacific Lutheran University: tribute to Air Force Reserve Training Corps, E939 [24MY]

Palm Springs, CA: tribute to veterans monuments, E894 [13MY]

Peoria, IL: establish September 11th Remembrance Day, E1588 [9SE]

Pipistrel USA (company): NASA Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Green Flight Challenge winner, H6665 [6OC]

Plainville, CT: anniversary of first flight at Robertson Airport, E939 [24MY]

Poland: anniversary of airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals, H2330, H2336 [6AP]

Postal service: anniversary of the first airmail delivery, E198 [10FE]

Ramadi, Khalil: NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Award recipient, H3401 [24MY]

Red, Jason R.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2067 [16NO]

Robins AFB, GA: anniversary, E1045 [3JN]

Romanillo, Luigge: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2062 [16NO]

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

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

San Diego Regional Airport Authority: San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council Sol Price Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E504 [16MR]

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

Schroeder, Robert: NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Award recipient, H3401 [24MY]

Senatobia, MS: tribute to Senatobia Middle School for providing name for Endeavour (space shuttle), H3814 [1JN]

Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: Fourth Fighter Wing recipient of Air Force Historical Foundation James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle Award, E1019 [2JN]

Southern Illinois University: tribute to flying team, E1089 [14JN]

Southwest Airlines Co.: anniversary, E1146 [21JN]

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.: tribute to new facility in Kinston, NC, E1463 [1AU]

Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China, H6567 [5OC]

———sale of F-16 fighters, E764 [15AP], E2099 [18NO]

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]

———prohibit taxes on businesses located at an airport when such revenue is not used for airport purposes, H2199 [31MR]

Terrell, TX: anniversary of first British flight training school, E662 [7AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of Pan American Flight 103 disaster, E2329 [20DE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5978 [8SE], H6013, H6037-H6040 [9SE], H6045, H6091-H6094 [12SE], H6794 [12OC], E1564 [8SE], E1576, E1578, E1579, E1580, E1581, E1583, E1584, E1590 [9SE], E1593, E1594, E1596, E1599, E1601 [12SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 391), H6019, H6032 [9SE], E1577, E1582 [9SE], E1640 [15SE]

———award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (H.R. 3421), H8825-H8828 [13DE]

Texas: anniversary of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, North Texas Commission, and United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO), Welcome Home a Hero Program, E1141 [21JN]

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

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1447), H9936 [19DE]

———establish an Ombudsman Office (H.R. 1165), H9937 [19DE]

———explosives detection canine team program funding, H3856 [1JN]

———increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals (H.R. 71), H3167 [11MY]

———personnel funding, H1091, H1092 [17FE]

———prohibit funding to purchase uniforms that are not domestic in origin, H3929 [2JN]

———screening operations funding, H3943-H3945 [2JN]

Ultralight aircraft: include under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (S. 1974), H8981 [15DE]

University of Washington: tribute to Air Force Reserve Training Corps, E939 [24MY]

Webster, Joshua M.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2065 [16NO]

Wenthe, Mathew C.: Distinguished Flying Cross With Valor recipient, E2068 [16NO]

Wheeling, WV: tribute to Co. C, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Unit, Army National Guard, H8970 [15DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (H.R. 719), E382 [1MR]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: modify certain authorities relating to the strategic airlift aircraft force structure (S. 1704), S6511 [13OC]

———require report on effects of changing flag officer positions within Air Force Materiel Command, S7964 [29NO]

———strategic airlift aircraft force structure funding, S7651, S7652 [17NO]

Anti-Defamation League: tribute to ``9/11 Ten Years Later—The Changing Face of Hate, Terrorism and Democracy in America'' report, S5991 [26SE]

Arctic Council: signing of search-and-rescue agreement, S3206 [23MY]

Armed Forces: authorize military operations in Libya, S3861 [16JN]

———authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents, S7822 [18NO]

———authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (S. 1768), S6923 [31OC]

———authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (S. 542), S1549 [10MR]

———enforcement of no-fly zone over Libya, S1880 [28MR], S1921 [29MR], S1951-S1953 [30MR], S2010 [31MR]

———prohibit commercial airlines from charging certain excess baggage fees for members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations, S4929 [27JY]

———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (H.R. 1801), S8485, S8486 [12DE]

———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (S. 1954), S8485 [12DE]

———tribute to 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, S7117 [3NO]

Bluford, Guion S., Jr.: Pennsylvania Society Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement recipient, S8728 [16DE]

Boeing Co.: decision to build the 737MAX passenger airliner in Renton, WA, S8035 [30NO]

———extension of contract with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, S8057 [30NO]

China: report on capabilities of the Chinese Air Force, S3535-S3537 [7JN]

Connecticut: tribute to Sherwood Island State Park memorial for Connecticut victims of terrorist attacks, S2602 [3MY]

Crime: impose penalties for unauthorized recording or distribution of images produced using advanced imaging technology during airport screenings or upon entry to Federal buildings, S625 [8FE], S713, S714 [15FE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, S476, S477 [2FE], S503, S535, S538 [3FE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (S. 1608), S5894 [22SE]

Dept. of Defense: definition of core depot-level maintenance and repair capabilities, S8638-S8643 [15DE]

———F-35 Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, S1488 [9MR], S8162-S8164 [5DE]

———Global Hawk program funding, S8113 [1DE]

———Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System funding, S7985 [29NO]

———report on cost, schedule, and performance of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, S7985 [29NO]

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

———require a report explaining the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program acquisition strategy, S7985 [29NO]

———require a report on Air Force Materiel Command reorganization, S7814 [18NO]

———stop transfer of MC-12W ISR aircraft from the Air Force to the Army, S7958 [29NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: maintain flight manifest information sharing standards required under the Passenger Name Record Agreement between the U.S. and the European Union (S. Res. 174), S3114 [18MY]

———making appropriations, S8763-S8766 [17DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), S5977-S5987 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), unanimous-consent agreement, S5987 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in military tribunals, S2064 [4AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: designation of IranAir and Tidewater Inc., responsible for facilitating Iran's transfer of weapons and other proliferation activities, S4060 [23JN]

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]

Dona Ana County, NM: exchange certain land conveyed to the county for airport purposes, S623 [8FE]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, S6069-S6071 [4OC], S6169 [5OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1549), S5585 [13SE], S5588, S5602-S5605 [14SE], S5639, S5640, S5653 [15SE], S5708 [19SE], S5756 [20SE], S5850 [22SE], S6013, S6024 [3OC], S6066 [4OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), S6145, S6146, S6148, S6172, S6173, S6276 [5OC], S6277, S6278, S6279, S6285, S6299 [6OC], S6983 [1NO], S7022, S7056 [2NO]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), motion to proceed, S6359-S6365, S6369, S6372-S6374, S6376, S6382-S6384 [11OC], S6397, S6398, S6408-S6412, S6434 [12OC], S6474-S6477, S6479, S6489, S6495, S6499 [13OC], S6565 [17OC], S6624, S6626, S6653 [18OC]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, S587 [7FE], S780 [16FE], S827 [17FE]

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

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

———authorize appropriations 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 appropriations 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]

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

———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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———improve intergration of unmanned aerial system into the National Airspace System, S827 [17FE]

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

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

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

———maintain certain airline exemptions from OSHA oversight, S626 [8FE], S671 [14FE], S823, S824 [17FE]

———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]

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

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

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

———reauthorize appropriations 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 appropriations 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]

———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]

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

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

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

———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]

Fort Smith AFB, AR: 188th Fighter Wing recipient of Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, S1891 [28MR]

Honor Flight Louisiana (organization): tribute, S3678 [9JN]

John C. Stennis Space Center: anniversary (S. Res. 307), S6889 [20OC]

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

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (S. 505), S1407 [8MR]

———include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border, S7791 [18NO]

Libya: clarify U.S. objectives, military role, and costs relative to strategy to remove Muammar Qaddafi from power, S2017-S2019 [31MR], S2305-S2308 [8AP]

———prohibit deployment of U.S. ground forces, including special operations forces, unless such use of force is authorized by Congress, S3744, S3745 [14JN]

———recognize the Transitional National Council as the sole legitimate governing authority and develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to remove Muammar Qaddafi from power, S4143 [28JN]

———recognize the Transitional National Council as the sole legitimate governing authority, implement a no-fly zone, and develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to remove Muammar Qaddafi from power, S1579-S1584 [14MR]

Little Rock AFB, AR: tribute to 314th Airlift Wing, S5834 [21SE]

Louisiana HonorAir (organization): tribute, S2728 [5MY], S2990 [16MY]

NASA: funding, S260 [26JA], S4265 [30JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 254), S5284 [2AU]

National Guard: addition of UH-72 Lakota Light Utility Helicopter into active fleet of South Dakota National Guard D Co. 1/112th Security and Support Battalion, S2925 [12MY]

National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, S4146 [28JN], S4775, S4776 [21JY], S4841 [22JY], S4946, S4947 [27JY], S4983, S5007 [28JY], S5180-S5183 [1AU], S5223, S5233, S5280 [2AU], S5668 [15SE]

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA: tribute, S5014 [28JY]

Navy: assess advisability of stationing additional DDG-51 class destroyers at Naval Station Mayport, FL, S7964 [29NO]

———nuclear-powered aircraft carrier homeport construction at Naval Station Mayport, FL, funding, S8134 [1DE]

———prohibit funding for architectural, engineering, and construction design services to establish a homeport for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Naval Station Mayport, FL, S4660-S4662 [19JY]

———prohibit funding for road improvements at Naval Station Mayport, FL, S4660-S4662 [19JY]

NLRB: decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, S2590-S2593 [3MY], S2644 [4MY], S2703-S2706 [5MY], S2851, S2859-S2861 [11MY], S2934 [12MY], S3007 [17MY], S3148 [19MY], S3412 [26MY], S3801 [15JN], S4045 [23JN], S4145 [28JN], S8057 [30NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to general aviation industry, S4898 [26JY]

Oregon: anniversary of Oregon Air National Guard, S2346 [8AP]

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

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

Poland: anniversary of airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals, S2343 [8AP]

———anniversary of airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals (S. Res. 135), S2457 [13AP]

Reno, NV: commend first responders at the scene of airshow accident, S5707 [19SE]

———express condolences to families of victims of airshow accident, S5748 [20SE]

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

SBA: adjust for inflation the personal net worth cap under the 8(a) program for small disadvantaged business concerns, S782 [16FE]

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: reauthorize (S. 832), S2518 [14AP]

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

Space policy: 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]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (S. Con. Res. 17), S5845 [21SE]

———provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China, S5854-S5857, S5860-S5863, S5870, S5871, S5879-S5881 [22SE], S6291 [6OC], S7958 [29NO], S8093, S8094, S8114, S8115 [1DE]

———provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (S. 1539), S5810 [21SE]

———sale of F-16 fighters, S3535-S3537 [7JN]

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]

Taylor, Raven S.: Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year award recipient, S5723 [19SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S5350 [7SE], S5398-S5402, S5443-S5446 [8SE], S5472, S5475, S5479 [9SE], S5481, S5486, S5490-S5493 [12SE], S5530 [13SE], S5708 [19SE], S5991 [26SE]

———award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (H.R. 3421), S8689 [15DE]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (S. 1239), S5479, S5480 [9SE]

———observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (S. Res. 237), S4836 [22JY]

Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in infrastructure projects (S. 1300), S4281 [30JN]

———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, S713 [15FE], S809-S811 [17FE]

———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]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), S6897-S6899, S6927 [31OC], S6931, S6994-S6997 [1NO], S7636 [17NO]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), motion to proceed, S7009 [1NO], S7014, S7016-S7019, S7021-S7025, S7031-S7045, S7050-S7058 [2NO], S7093-S7102, S7104-S7113 [3NO]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), unanimous-consent agreement, S7058 [2NO]

Transportation Security Administration: exclude employees from the collective bargaining rights of Federal employees, S501, S532, S538 [3FE], S588-S591 [7FE], S671 [14FE], S716-S720 [15FE]

———provide employees with whistleblower protections, the right to appeal adverse personnel actions, and the right to join a union, S716-S718 [15FE]

———require all advanced imaging technology used as a primary screening method for passengers be equipped with automatic target recognition software, S623 [8FE]

Ultralight aircraft: include under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (S. 1485), S5260 [2AU]

———include under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (S. 1974), S8466 [8DE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 67), S180 [25JA]

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]

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1447) (H. Rept. 112-269), H7396 [4NO]

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. 2017, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 112-95), H3805 [31MY]

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]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. Rept. 112-91), H3753 [26MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2017) (S. Rept. 112-74), S5386 [7SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Maintenance of Flight Manifest Information Sharing Standards Required Under Passenger Name Record Agreement With European Union: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 174), S2927 [12MY]

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

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 320) (H. Rept. 112-170), H5284 [20JY]

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]

Maintain Flight Manifest Information Sharing Standards Required Under the Passenger Name Record Agreement Between the U.S. and the European Union: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 112-272), H7396 [4NO]

Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1801) (H. Rept. 112-271), H7396 [4NO]

Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 386) (H. Rept. 112-11), H722 [11FE]

See Something, Say Something Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 963) (H. Rept. 112-204), H6096 [12SE]

Taiwanese Observer Status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 17), S4960 [27JY]

Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1165) (H. Rept. 112-270), H7396 [4NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3849, H3850, H3851, H3863, H3864, H3881, H3890, H3892, H3894, H3898, H3901 [1JN], H3929, H3952 [2JN]

Statements

Dedication of Memorials in Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Anniversary of September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks: Israel Zoberman, E1653 [19SE]

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]

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): Dept. of Homeland Security, H9841-H9845 [16DE]

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

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

Massachusetts victims of terrorist attacks, E1577 [9SE]

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]

Projected nationwide employment impact of production of multirole fighter aircraft for Taiwan, S5860 [22SE]

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. 287, consideration of H.R. 2017, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3816 [1JN]

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

H. Res. 391, terrorist attacks anniversary, H6032 [9SE]

H.R. 320, Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act, H6996 [24OC]

H.R. 386, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H1370 [28FE]

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. 1801, Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act, S8485 [12DE], H7907 [29NO], H9936 [19DE]

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

H.R. 2017, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S6055 [3OC]

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]

H.R. 3421, Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act, H8825 [13DE]

S. 67, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S180 [25JA]

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

S. 542, National Guard, Reserve, ``Gray Area'' Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-Available Travel Equity Act, S1549 [10MR]

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

S. 1239, Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act, S5480 [9SE]

S. 1485, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, S5260 [2AU]

S. 1549, American Jobs Act, S5538-S5580 [13SE]

S. 1660, American Jobs Act, S6188-S6225 [5OC]

S. 1704, Strategic Airlift Force Structure Reform Act, S6511 [13OC]

S. 1768, National Guard, Reserve, ``Gray Area'' Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-Available Travel Equity Act, S6923 [31OC]

S. 1974, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, S8466 [8DE]

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

S. Con. Res. 12, investigate volume of ships and planes from North Korea and allegations of international crimes in Burma, and encourage release of political prisoners and provision of safe havens for child soldiers, S2400 [12AP]

S. Con. Res. 14, call for independent investigation into plane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals, S2584 [2MY]

S. Con. Res. 17, accord Taiwan observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), S2958 [12MY], S5845 [21SE]

S. Res. 102, commend peaceful protesters in Libya, condemn use of violence, support no-fly zone, call for Muammar Qaddafi to step down, and recognize Libyan Transitional National Council as governing authority, S1682 [15MR]

S. Res. 135, airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals anniversary, S2281 [7AP], S2457 [13AP]

S. Res. 139, investigate volume of ships and planes from North Korea and allegations of international crimes in Burma, and encourage release of political prisoners and provision of safe havens for child soldiers, S2361 [8AP]

S. Res. 146, prohibit U.S. military intervention in Libya, ensure NATO members dedicate resources necessary to meet objectives, and urge Arab League members to provide additional military and financial assistance, S2539 [14AP]

S. Res. 174, Dept. of Homeland Security maintenance of flight manifest information sharing standards required under the Passenger Name Record Agreement between the U.S. and the European Union, S2798 [9MY]

S. Res. 174, maintain Dept. of Homeland Security flight manifest information sharing standards required under the Passenger Name Record Agreement between the U.S. and the European Union, S3114 [18MY]

S. Res. 228, observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S4455 [7JY]

S. Res. 237, observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S4836, S4850 [22JY]

S. Res. 239, acknowledge contributions of colonists of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury islands from 1935-1942, facilitating U.S. claim of sovereignty into the Equatorial Pacific, S4913 [26JY]

S. Res. 254, National Airborne Day, S5269, S5284 [2AU]

S. Res. 307, John C. Stennis Space Center anniversary, S6881, S6890 [20OC]