FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION related term(s) Department of Transportation

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5951, S5978–S6046 [22OC], S6098–S6133 [23OC], S6165–S6175 [24OC], S6183, S6185, S6186, S6194–S6204 [28OC], S6248–S6254 [29OC], S6306 [30OC], S6311–S6315, S6321 [31OC], S6722, S6723 [20NO], S6734 [21NO], H4804 [19JN], H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5053, H5055, H5056, H5058, H5059, H5060, H5061, H5064, H5065, H5066, H5067 [24JN], H8972, H9035 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: conduct a study on health effects of ultrafine particles on communities near airports (see H.R. 2351), H3279 [22AP]

Airport Improvement Program: condition grants on certain assurances from airport owners and operators relative to television equipment in airport terminals (see H.R. 3426), H5037 [21JN]

——— prohibit funds from being provided to entities that have violated U.S. intellectual property rights, and therefore pose a threat to national security (see S. 1710), S3215 [4JN]

Airports: codify requirements for changes in airport sponsorship or operations relative to airport operating certificates (see H.R. 3209), H4432 [11JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.R. 419), H358 [9JA] (see H.R. 5275), H9179 [26NO]

——— making continuing for salaries and expenses of air traffic controllers (see H.R. 858), H1283 [29JA]

Aviation: allow airports to restrict access for certain hours and allow assessment of certain penalties against air carriers or aircraft operators (see H.R. 5106), H8878 [14NO]

——— develop plans and policy for use of navigable airspace (see H.R. 5109), H8878 [14NO]

——— disapprove recommendation to realign Binghamton and Elmira, NY, Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (TRACON) facilities to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA facility (see S.J. Res. 62), S7027 [12DE]

——— enhance recognition of, and response to, aircraft failure conditions (see S. 2703), S6155 [24OC]

——— enhance rights and protections for pilots, improve transparency of decisionmaking process, promote investment in general aviation and infrastructure, and ensure access to training by aviation workforce (see S. 2198), S4966 [22JY]

——— ensure participation of representatives of aviation roundtables in NextGen performance-based navigation implementation process (see H.R. 5110), H8878 [14NO]

——— establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 2341), S5196 [30JY]

——— issue temporary flight restrictions for concerts and other major events held at stadiums (see S. 2820), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 3646), H5302 [9JY]

——— nofify public of proposed Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures (see H.R. 5111), H8878 [14NO]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see S. 762), S1793 [12MR] (see H.R. 1108), H1491 [8FE]

——— reduce regulations on pilots by clarifying terms ‘‘common carrier’’ and ‘‘personal operator’’ to facilitate flight-sharing by noncommerical pilots on digital platforms (see S. 1407), S2770 [9MY]

——— require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance (see H.R. 4374), H7772 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish policy relative to family seating on air transportation (see H.R. 5292), H9221 [3DE]

——— extend authority to issue non-premium aviation insurance (see S. 2964), S6824 [3DE]

——— 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. 826), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 5170), H9056 [19NO]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 2908), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 5195), H9120 [20NO]

——— require air carriers to disclose to consumers actual departure and arrival times for certain domestic flight segments (see H.R. 3481), H5166 [25JN]

——— review number of contracts for new disadvantaged small business concerns at airports that participate in Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (see H.R. 4593), H8089 [1OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 708), H8957 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 75), H9057 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2520), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 267), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 3163), H4348 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (see H. Res. 28), H280 [8JA]

Drone Advisory Committee: establish and ensure inclusive transparency (see S. 2730), S6243 [29OC]

Ecology and environment: enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see S. 2506), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 976), H1361 [5FE]

Education: modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools (see S. 3043), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 5427), H10258 [12DE]

FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement: establish (see H.R. 1775), H2743 [14MR]

Federal employees: improve hiring process for air traffic controllers by prioritizing hiring of veterans and FAA Certified Collegiate Training Initiative school graduates (see S. 1148), S2433 [11AP] (see S. 1322), S2645 [6MY]

——— make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (see S. 3104), S7157 [18DE]

——— permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (see S. 531), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1256), H2031 [14FE]

——— provide family and medical leave to employees (see S. 3079), S7114 [17DE] (see H.R. 5431), H10262 [13DE]

——— provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see S. 2898), S6669 [19NO] (see H.R. 5297), H9255 [4DE]

Government regulations: issue or revise regulations to provide for temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of outdoor music festivals (see H.R. 4060), H7466 [25JY]

——— require disclosure of beneficial ownership by a foreign person of aircraft registration (see H.R. 393), H358 [9JA]

Information technology: require airlines to disclose information on cyberattacks on aircraft and support systems and identify and address cybersecurity threats to the U.S. commercial aviation system (see S. 2181), S4948 [18JY]

Members of Congress: require Administrator to respond to requests for information (see H.R. 5105), H8878 [14NO]

Noise pollution: allow owners or operators of general aviation airports to impose certain noise restrictions (see H.R. 5423), H10257 [12DE]

——— continue processing proposed San Francisco International Airport NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and Oakland International Airport HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition (see H.R. 5108), H8878 [14NO]

Passenger Facility Charge Program: remove Federal cap to finance airport construction and renovation projects (see H.R. 3791), H5998 [17JY]

Presidential appointments: allow continuation of service of current Deputy Administrator (see S. 2249), S5062 [24JY]

Safety: impose safety requirements on commercial air tour flights and prohibit tour flights over certain Federal property (see H.R. 4547), H8079 [27SE]

——— improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see S. 1112), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2208), H3252 [10AP]

——— improve technology and address human factors in aircraft takeoff, approach, and runway safety (see H.R. 4166), H7492 [6AU]

——— require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without additional charge to air carriers (see S. 1178), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 5401), H10123 [11DE]

——— require installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft (see S. 911), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 911), H1335 [30JA]

——— strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside the U.S. (see H.R. 5119), H8908 [15NO]

San Francisco International Airport: establish a program to soundproof residential buildings in surrounding communities (see H.R. 5107), H8878 [14NO]

SBA: codify tenants, report on Federal agency participation and spending requirements, provide additional resources, and remove FAA exemption relative to Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 2141), S4907 [17JY]

Space policy: establish a training facility to support functions and activities relative to licensing of commercial space launch and reentry activities (see S. 2780), S6391 [5NO]

Taxation: clarify use of State and local sales taxes on aviation fuel (see H.R. 2939), H4160 [23MY]

Technology: create a task force to process applications submitted for determinations, assessments, and waivers for unmanned aircraft systems (see H.R. 2830), H3962 [17MY]

——— update navigable airspace and preserve State, local, and tribal operational and zoning authorities relative to drones or unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 2607), S5841 [16OC]

Urban areas: prohibit certain helicopter flights over major cities with high population densities (see H.R. 4880), H8538 [28OC]

Veterans: establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans (see S. 2623), S5895 [17OC]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6187 [28OC], S6271 [30OC], S6735 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]

Dickson, Stephen M.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S4936 [18JY], S4993 [23JY]

Letters

Government shutdown relative to budget process, H231 [8JA]

——— Illinois constituent, E77 [23JA]

——— New Hampshire air traffic controllers, S50–S52 [8JA], S240–S242 [16JA]

Lists

Senate staff who worked on H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, S6322 [31OC]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5880 [17OC], S6734, S6735 [21NO], H9035 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H428 [10JA]

Remarks in House

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: aircraft noise mitigation funding, H5053 [24JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 419), H615 [16JA]

Aviation: require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance (H.R. 4374), E1170 [18SE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H1558 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: remove limit on number of hours retired air traffic controllers may work as trainers while receiving retirement annuities, H5654 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4670 [13JN], H4797–H4896 [19JN], H4928, H4929–H4997 [20JN], H5011–H5022 [21JN], H5047–H5072 [24JN], H5089, H5100–H5104 [25JN], E828 [24JN], E855 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 708), H8967–H8971 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), H9041 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), Senate amendment, H8966, H8972–H9041 [19NO], H9156 [21NO], E1483 [20NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H185 [3JA], H1152 [23JA], H10589, H10591 [17DE], E72 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), H398–H429, H451 [10JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (H. Res. 28), H302–H311 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), motion to recommit, H428, H429 [10JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H5059, H5060, H5061 [24JN]

FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement: establish (H.R. 1775), H8487, H8488 [28OC]

Federal employees: provide family and medical leave to employees (H.R. 5431), E1588 [13DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H468 [11JA], H1195 [24JA]

Government regulations: threat to withhold funds from States not in compliance with policy that requires State and local governments to use revenue generated from aviation fuel sales taxes for airport purposes, H5057, H5058 [24JN]

Noise pollution: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating the noise burden that they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities, H5058 [24JN]

Office of Commercial Space Transportation: funding, H5073 [24JN]

Presidential appointments: allow continuation of service of current Deputy Administrator (S. 2249), H7443 [25JY]

Remote Tower Pilot Program: funding, H5065 [24JN]

Safety: call to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft following recent plane crashes, H2677 [12MR], H2683 [13MR]

——— impose safety requirements on commercial air tour flights and prohibit tour flights over certain Federal property (H.R. 4547), E1223 [27SE]

——— improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (H.R. 2208), E445 [10AP]

William J. Hughes Technical Center: funding, H8042 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): hearing on aviation safety and the future of Boeing’s 737 Max, S6287 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: submit report on ability of national airspace system to meet current national security requirements and offer recommendations for improvements, S4135 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: across-the-board funding reduction, S6184, S6186 [28OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5913 [21OC], S5951–S5953, S5959 [22OC], S6057–S6060, S6065 [23OC], S6179, S6180, S6183–S6187 [28OC], S6208–S6216, S6218, S6221–S6223, S6227, S6232, S6233 [29OC], S6263, S6284 [30OC], S6315, S6319–S6323, S6327, S6359 [31OC], S6386 [5NO], S6503, S6504 [12NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6631, S6641 [19NO], S6682, S6696, S6703 [20NO], S6730–S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5880 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933, S5944–S5947, S5949–S5951 [22OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), unanimous-consent agreement, S6146 [24OC], S6293, S6294 [30OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S97 [9JA]

Dickson, Stephen M.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S4987, S4992, S5007 [23JY], S5028 [24JY]

——— nomination to be FAA Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S5009 [23JY]

——— suitability to be FAA Administrator relative to handling of a pilot safety complaint during tenure as a Delta Airlines, Inc., executive, S4987, S5007 [23JY]

Federal employees: make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (S. 3104), S7186 [19DE]

——— make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (S. 3104), unanimous-consent request, S7186–S7188 [19DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S133 [10JA]

Presidential appointments: allow continuation of service of current Deputy Administrator (S. 2249), S5038 [24JY]

Veterans: establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans, S6426 [6NO]

Reports filed

ATC Hiring Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 116–169), S6888 [5DE]

Consideration of H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 28) (H. Rept. 116–1), H280 [8JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, Science, and Military Construction Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 116–119), H4769 [18JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3163) (H. Rept. 116–106), H4348 [6JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2520) (S. Rept. 116–109), S5602 [19SE]

Nomination of Stephen M. Dickson To Be FAA Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4770 [10JY]

Notice to Airmen Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 116–67), H3922 [16MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 28, consideration of H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H302 [9JA]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4779 [19JN]

H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H398–H420 [10JA]

H.R. 1775, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act, H8487 [28OC]

H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4804–H4877 [19JN]

S. 2249, allow continuation of service of current FAA Deputy Administrator, S5038, S5064 [24JY], H7443 [25JY]

S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act, S7161–S7163 [18DE]