FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 5950), H3707 [15JN]

Enact (H.R. 658): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 533), H373 [1FE]

FAA: modify regulations governing aircraft maintenance providers (see H.R. 6002), H3974 [21JN]

——— provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see H.R. 6676), H7264 [18DE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 658), H230–H304 [1FE]

Lists

House of Representatives staff who worked on H.R. 658, FAA Modernization and Reform Act, H455 [3FE]

Remarks in House

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace system (H.R. 5950), H4144 [27JN]

Enact (H.R. 658): conference report, H447–H456 [3FE], E142, E147 [6FE], E155 [7FE]

——— consideration of conference report (H. Res. 533), H445–H447 [3FE]

FAA: clarify that fractional aviation is non-commercial and not subject to commercial aviation ticket tax, H456 [3FE]

——— Essential Air Service Program funding, H448 [3FE]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, H449, H450 [3FE], E147 [6FE]

——— prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H446 [3FE]

Labor unions: prohibit tally of absent votes as an active vote against union representation, H446–H450, H452, H454–H456 [3FE]

National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of interest threshold preceding representation elections, E142 [6FE]

——— repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, E142 [6FE]

Transportation Security Administration: privatization proposals, H447 [3FE]

Remarks in Senate

Chicago, IL: O’Hare International Airport infrastructure improvement project funding, S382 [7FE]

Enact (H.R. 658): conference report, S329, S333–S344 [6FE], S382–S385 [7FE], S4194 [14JN]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S327 [2FE]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]

——— improve treatment of certain sensitive national security information under the Freedom of Information Act, S342 [6FE]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, S335, S341 [6FE], S382 [7FE]

National Mediation Board: modify rules governing showing of interest threshold preceding representation elections, S340, S341 [6FE]

——— modify rules protecting rights of workers to organize and negotiate labor terms, S382 [7FE]

——— repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, S339–S341 [6FE]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: improve, S342 [6FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 658, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 533) (H. Rept. 112–382), H373 [1FE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 658) (H. Rept. 112–381), H373 [1FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 533, consideration of conference report on H.R. 658, provisions, H445 [3FE]