FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION see also Department of Transportation

Amendments

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), S6422 [5AU], H5990 [16SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8024 [17NO], S8034, S8055, S8063, S8064, S8083, S8105, S8106, S8107, S8108, S8109, S8110, S8111 [18NO], S8168, S8169, S8170 [19NO], H3760 [2JN], H3830, H3832, H3833, H3834, H3835, H3836, H3837, H3838, H3839, H3840, H3841, H3844, H3846, H3847, H3848, H3850, H3851, H3852, H3853, H3854, H3856, H3860, H3861, H3863, H3865, H3866, H3868, H3869, H3870, H3875, H3876, H3880 [3JN], H3882, H3883, H3884, H3885, H3886, H3887, H3888, H3891, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3895, H3896, H3917 [4JN], H3972, H3973, H3975, H3976, H3977, H3978, H3979, H3980, H3981, H3982, H3983, H3984, H3985, H3986, H3987, H3988, H4004 [9JN]

Pilots: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (S. 571), S8674, S8678, S8687 [15DE]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S3839, S3844 [4JN], S4290, S4307 [18JN], S4348, S4349, S4352, S4357 [22JN], H4507 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: modernize C–130 aircraft and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see S. 1136), S2530 [29AP]

Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (see H.R. 3614), H6259 [25SE]

——— use enplanement numbers that preceded enactment of certain pilot regulations to calculate apportionments (see S. 239), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 853), H917 [10FE]

Aviation: clarify whether an unmanned aircraft conducting aeronautical research flights qualifies for public aircraft status (see S. 387), S832 [5FE] (see H.R. 819), H866 [9FE]

——— conduct a study to ensure that enhanced communication is provided between commercial aircraft and air traffic control towers (see H.R. 79), H38 [6JA]

——— establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes and their safe integration into the national airspace system (see S. 1314), S2849 [13MY]

——— establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons in the national airspace system (see H.R. 1939), H2415 [22AP]

——— improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (see H.R. 720), H811 [4FE]

——— improve process for establishing and revising flight paths and procedures (see H.R. 3965), H8151 [5NO]

——— issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 772), H853 [5FE]

——— issue regulations to improve tracking of aircraft in flight (see H.R. 753), H853 [5FE]

——— prohibit flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports (see H.R. 798), H855 [5FE]

——— 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 S. 635), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1229), H1566 [3MR]

——— require air carriers to modify certain policies relative to use of epinephrine for in-flight emergencies (see S. 1972), S6380 [5AU]

Business and industry: transfer air traffic control functions to a newly created private corporation, transfer personnel to such corporation, and establish an employee stock ownership plan for such personnel (see H.R. 1835), H2305 [16AP]

Crime: provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations (see S. 2157), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3669), H6787 [1OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 3416), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports (see H.R. 84), H39 [6JA]

——— issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 3334), H5764 [29JY]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 1612), S4298 [18JN]

——— prohibit use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights (see H.R. 3840), H7253 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2129), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2577), H3581 [29MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3641 [1JN]

Employment: revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H2416 [22AP]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: make technical corrections relative to rollover of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy (see S. 1646), S4544 [23JN] (see H.R. 2865), H4592 [23JN]

Flight attendants: increase rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots (see H.R. 4295), H10710 [18DE]

Government regulations: conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relative to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies (see H.R. 365), H404 [14JA]

——— issue or revise regulations to ensure that a person who holds a private pilot certificate may communicate with the public to facilitate certain shared cost flights (see H.R. 3593), H6188 [22SE]

Health: initiate a rulemaking relative to upgrading aircraft medical kits for children on airplanes (see H.R. 3379), H5766 [29JY]

Noise pollution: address increase of aircraft noise due to implementation of new flight paths under Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) (see S. 2406), S8725 [16DE]

——— prohibit operation of commercial aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 4171), H9011 [3DE]

Pilots: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1062), H1163 [25FE]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 573), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1086), H1163 [25FE]

Safety: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 911), H1032 [12FE]

——— protect the safety of the national airspace system from the hazardous operation of consumer drones (see S. 1608), S4298 [18JN]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (see H.R. 2146), H2767 [30AP]

——— extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3614), H6259 [25SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (see S. 2056), S6809 [17SE]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8075 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]

Letters

Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act: Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, H4505 [18JN]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO], H3996 [9JN]

Petitions and memorials

Texas: FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) implementation, E1269, E1272 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (H.R. 3614), H6272–H6275 [28SE]

Amtrak: capital and debt service grants funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3839, H3840 [3JN]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), H894–H897 [10FE], E226 [20FE]

——— improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), Senate amendment, H5990–H5993 [16SE]

——— limit rulemaking on unmanned aerial vehicles if the rules do not take into consideration agricultural applications, H3979 [9JN]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and national airspace system cybersecurity testing funding, H3838 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to institute an administrative or civil action or disposition of penalties against the sponsor of East Hampton Airport in East Hampton, NY, H3983 [9JN]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H1017 [12FE], H1040 [13FE]

Burbank, CA: prohibit funding exempting Bob Hope Airport from implementing a nighttime curfew, H3894 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: create a grant program in partnership with the FAA to fund air traffic control towers and airport infrastructure at airports that support departmental missions, H3177 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration Operation Lifesaver program funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3839 [3JN]

——— Federal Transit Administration capital investment grants funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3840, H3841 [3JN]

——— prohibit use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights (H.R. 3840), E1546 [27OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3883 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3817–H3877 [3JN], H3882–H3903 [4JN], H3965–H3998 [9JN], H4016 [10JN], E839, E841 [4JN], E851 [8JN], E863 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3652–H3659 [2JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), corrections in engrossment, H3999 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to recommit, H3996, H3997 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, H3872 [3JN], H3901 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of Executive order against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H3985, H3986 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3976 [9JN]

Employment: prohibit funding for use of biographical assessments in the hiring of air traffic controllers, H3977 [9JN]

Essential Air Service Program: funding, H3836, H3837 [3JN]

GAO: conduct study on how much non-commercial jet fuel tax revenue is diverted to the Highway Trust Fund due to ‘‘fuel fraud’’ tax, H7719 [4NO]

Milton, MA: address overflights, H3840 [3JN]

Noise pollution: address increase of aircraft noise due to implementation of new flight paths under Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), H6275 [28SE]

——— require air noise mitigation be factored into any airspace redesign in New York, New Jersey, or Philadelphia, PA, area, H3972 [9JN]

Office of Commercial Space Transportation: funding, H3841 [3JN]

Phoenix, AZ, Metroplex regional airspace: prohibit funding to redesign, H3891, H3892 [4JN]

Ronald Reagan National Airport: prohibit funding to allow overnight flights, H3885, H3886 [4JN]

Safety: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (H.R. 911), H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for contravention of regulations requiring that area outside the flight deck be secure before reinforced cockpit door is opened, H3876 [3JN]

Sarkos, Constantine (Gus): Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalist, E663 [8MY]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), Senate amendment, H4507–H4525 [18JN], H4657–H4662 [25JN], E921, E928 [18JN]

——— extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3614), H6272–H6275 [28SE]

Texas: adoption of resolution supporting implementation of FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), E1269 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

Airport Improvement Program: extend authority (H.R. 3614), S6989 [29SE]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), S6422, S6423 [5AU]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8660 [15DE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct cost-benefit determinations for new airports seeking entry into Federal tower program but previously denied due to FAA moratorium on new applicants, S8121 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8029, S8034–S8058, S8062–S8064, S8071, S8072, S8074–S8076 [18NO], S8119, S8121, S8124, S8125 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, S7963 [16NO], S8054, S8055 [18NO], S8126 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent request, S8121, S8124 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Government regulations: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, and require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, S5907–S5910 [27JY]

Noise pollution: address increase of aircraft noise due to implementation of new flight paths under Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), S8064 [18NO], S8877 [18DE]

——— amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (S. 571), unanimous-consent agreement, S8678 [15DE]

Safety: protect the safety of the national airspace system from the hazardous operation of consumer drones (S. 1608), S4300 [18JN]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S3844 [4JN]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), House amendment, S4282–S4287, S4290, S4291, S4332 [18JN], S4333 [22JN], S4523–S4533, S4535–S4539 [23JN], S4557, S4559, S4574, S4579, S4590, S4608 [24JN], S4620, S4628 [25JN]

——— extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3614), S6989 [29SE]

Technology: require FAA and NOAA to work together in development of Multi-Function Phased Array Radar (MPAR) system, S8124 [19NO]

Tobacco products: anniversary of smoking ban on commercial airlines, S1088 [25FE]

Reports filed

Airport Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 720) (S. Rept. 114–92), S5525 [23JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 114–135), H3641 [1JN]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 321) (H. Rept. 114–167), H4490 [17JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2577) (H. Rept. 114–129), H3581 [29MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2577) (S. Rept. 114–75), S4646 [25JN]

Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 571), S8546 [9DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 571) (S. Rept. 114–198), S8882 [18DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3834, H3835, H3851, H3855, H3861, H3862, H3867 [3JN]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3818–H3825 [3JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 287, consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 2578, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H3652 [2JN]

H. Res. 321, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act, H4497 [18JN]

H.R. 720, Airport Security Act, S6422 [5AU], H894 [10FE], H5990 [16SE]

H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act, H2848 [12MY]

H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S8034–S8054 [18NO]

S. 571, Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2, S8678–S8682 [15DE]