AVIATION

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water development, and financial services/general government: making appropriations (H.R. 7617), H4124, H4144, H4145, H4146, H4160, H4163, H4172, H4173 [30JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7617), consideration (H. Res. 1067), H3897 [29JY]

Diseases and disorders: provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic (S. 3548), S1876 [20MR], S1891 [21MR]

FAA: establish and ensure inclusive transparency of Drone Advisory Committee (S. 2730), S7431 [10DE]

NASA: authorize programs (S. 2800), S7651, S7810 [18DE]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 2981), S6698, S6974 [16NO]

Transportation: require joint task force on operation of air travel during and after coronavirus pandemic (S. 3681), S5997, S6002 [30SE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (H.R. 1140), H1509, H1510, H1511, H1512, H1513, H1514, H1518 [5MR]

——— enhance security operations and stabilize workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (H.R. 1140), consideration (H. Res. 877), H1483 [4MR]

Articles and editorials

Trump’s Travel Ban, Aimed at Terrorists, Has Blocked Doctors, H1609 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: improve transparency of budget (see H.R. 6229), H1668 [12MR]

Airlines: improve accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights (see S. 3473), S1740 [12MR]

Andrews, Frank M.: authorize posthumous honorary promotion to Army general (see S. 3396), S1597 [5MR] (see H.R. 6961), H2275 [22MY]

Appropriations: require entities receiving Federal funding certify funds will not be used to purchase drones manufactured in China (see S. 3836), S2586 [21MY] (see H.R. 7311), H2418 [24JN]

Armed Forces: limit further expansion of 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. 7500), H3073 [9JY]

Arms sales: ensure that sales, exports, or transfers of F–35 aircraft do not compromise qualitative military edge of U.S. or Israel (see S. 4814), S6329 [20OC]

——— prohibit export of certain advanced unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 4474), S5270 [6AU]

Banning, CA: release from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of Banning Municipal Airport (see H.R. 7729), H3693 [22JY]

BLM: study effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression (see S. 3413), S1597 [5MR]

Business and industry: establish private-public partnership to preserve jobs in aviation manufacturing industry impacted by coronavirus emergency (see S. 3705), S2421 [13MY] (see H.R. 8002), H4230 [11AU]

——— provide support for air carrier workers (see S. 4634), S5731 [21SE] (see S. 4774), S5949 [30SE] (see H.R. 8345), H4715 [22SE]

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see S. 4380), S4633 [30JY] (see H.R. 8801), H6015 [20NO]

——— tribute to Civil Air Transport and Air America (see S. Res. 666), S4729 [4AU]

Coast Guard: anniversary of chief petty officers service (see S. Res. 694), S5609 [15SE]

Consumers: ensure that an individual who has purchased an airline ticket through an air carrier or a third-party is reimbursed during covered emergency period (see H.R. 6523), H1892 [17AP] (see H.R. 6566), H1898 [21AP]

——— provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets during coronavirus emergency (see S. 3727), S2422 [13MY] (see H.R. 6965), H2275 [22MY]

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: clarify certain provisions (see S. 3789), S2552 [20MY]

Corps of Engineers: convey certain property to Massac-Metropolis Port District in Illinois (see H.R. 6730), H1978 [5MY]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct study on unmanned delivery service (see H.R. 6943), H2269 [19MY]

——— study and report to Congress on effects of coronavirus pandemic on U.S. travel and tourism industry (see S. 4847), S6403 [22OC] (see H.R. 8122), H4311 [28AU]

Dept. of Defense: develop comprehensive database and repository on military aviators and study such aviators to determine their incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality (see S. 4043), S3156 [23JN]

——— enter into agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality among pilots in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5858), H1123 [12FE]

——— extend update of Freedom of Navigation Report to include U.S. overflight operations and a description of each excessive Chinese claim (see H.R. 7675), H3586 [20JY]

——— improve response to threats to U.S. forces worldwide from small unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 4413), S4728 [4AU]

——— remove Confederate names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia from assets (see S. 4076), S3311 [25JN]

——— require recommendation of a minimum number of bomber aircraft (see S. 3870), S2696 [3JN] (see H.R. 7238), H2403 [18JN]

——— study impact that expansion of wilderness designations in Western U.S. would have on Armed Forces readiness relative to aviation training (see H.R. 5714), H712 [29JA]

——— support A–10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, also known as the Warthog, A–10C or OA–10C, program (see H. Res. 879), H1437 [2MR]

Dept. of Energy: expand Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive program eligibility to include American-made, energy-efficient aircraft (see H.R. 8933), H7147 [10DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt certain travelers from certain REAL ID Act requirements for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial aircraft (see H.R. 5827), H1016 [10FE]

——— extend deadline for requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with REAL ID Act (see S. 3504), S1779 [17MR] (see H.R. 6372), H1716 [23MR] (see H.R. 6404), H1728 [26MR]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 7669), H3586 [20JY]

——— require frontline personnel, air carriers, rail carriers, and employees of airports and train stations to wear personal protective equipment when interacting with the public (see H.R. 7471), H3057 [1JY]

Dept. of State: reimburse citizens and waive promissory notes for costs of commercial flights arranged to evacuate them from foreign countries due to coronavirus pandemic (see S. 3786), S2552 [20MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Payroll Support Program (see H.R. 8504), H5666 [2OC]

Dept. of Transportation: allow airport projects to be eligible to participate in Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) Program (see H.R. 7523), H3074 [9JY]

——— carry out competitive grant and cost-sharing agreement program for eligible entities to carry out projects to produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 8769), H5931 [18NO]

——— carry out health smart air travel pilot program to improve application of public health risk mitigation measures relative to risks presented by coronavirus in airports and on aircraft (see H.R. 8526), H5667 [2OC]

——— carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce (see S. 3303), S1074 [13FE]

——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study climate change mitigation efforts relative to civil aviation and aerospace industries (see H.R. 5977), H1224 [26FE]

——— establish national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks (see H.R. 8712), H5714 [30OC]

——— establish policy relative to family seating on air transportation (see S. 4335), S4543 [28JY]

——— facilitate use of performance-based standards (see H.R. 5571), H148 [9JA]

——— improve process for awarding grants to counties in which majority of land is owned or managed by Federal Government and to other units of local government and tribal governments in those counties (see S. 4951), S7178 [2DE] (see H.R. 8865), H6141 [3DE]

——— permit use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects (see S. 3958), S2973 [15JN] (see H.R. 5912), H1160 [14FE]

——— prohibit funds made available under airport improvement program from being provided to entities that have violated intellectual property rights of U.S. entities (see H.R. 6917), H2260 [15MY]

——— provide vouchers to air carriers to purchase more fuel-efficient and quieter aircraft (see H.R. 8589), H5682 [13OC]

——— reinstitute subsidies under Essential Air Service program for certain airports (see H.R. 8233), H4336 [11SE]

Depts. of Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water development, and financial services/general government: making appropriations (H.R. 7617), consideration (see H. Res. 1067), H3978 [29JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 7616), H3088 [16JY]

Diseases and disorders: allow FAA to impose certain requirements and require wearing of masks throughout the aviation system during public health emergencies involving an airborne disease (see H.R. 7867), H4188 [30JY]

——— commend people in the U.S. who are carrying out essential tasks during the unprecedented time of crisis created by coronavirus (see H. Res. 927), H1894 [17AP]

——— provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic (see S. 3548), S1833 [19MR] (see H.R. 6379), H1716 [23MR]

Education: create paid aerospace policy fellowship roles for graduate and post-graduate students in Congress, the FAA, and other Federal agencies (see S. 3192), S193 [14JA]

EPA: promulgate regulations establishing standards for emissions of greenhouse gases from aircraft (see H.R. 6606), H1956 [23AP]

FAA: amend regulations on day-night average sound levels (see H.R. 5874), H1124 [12FE]

——— assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating the noise burden that they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities (see H.R. 6038), H1423 [28FE]

——— base distribution of Airport Improvement Program funding on prior year enplanements (see S. 4162), S4220 [2JY] (see H.R. 7800), H3880 [27JY]

——— better integrate human factors into aircraft certification process through deployment of necessary enhancements to improve aviation safety (see H.R. 8403), H4962 [25SE]

——— enforce use of helicopter safety management systems for commercial air tour operators and require more stringent safety measures (see H.R. 8829), H6045 [2DE]

——— ensure safety of air passengers and the public by authorizing States to implement reasonable guidelines and restrictions on passenger air travel during a public health emergency (see H.R. 7128), H2376 [8JN]

——— establish task force on pilot manual reform (see H.R. 6063), H1470 [3MR]

——— extend special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating under visual flight rules along North Shore of Long Island, NY, and promulgate new special air traffic rule (see S. 4219), S4263 [20JY] (see H.R. 7730), H3693 [22JY]

——— improve aircraft certification process (see S. 3866), S2649 [2JN]

——— reform aircraft certification process (see S. 3969), S3012 [16JN]

——— reform safety requirements for commercial air tour operators (see S. 3967), S3012 [16JN] (see S. 4645), S5788 [22SE]

——— rename Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office and establish Office of Professional Responsibility and Office of the Ombudsman (see S. 4565), S5549 [10SE]

——— require cargo aircraft to be equipped with cockpit doors that meet certain safety requirements (see H.R. 6190), H1660 [11MR]

——— require certain aircraft safety standards (see H.R. 8408), H5051 [29SE]

——— require certain helicopters to be equipped with safety technologies (see S. 3946), S2932 [11JN] (see S. 3974), S3063 [17JN] (see H.R. 7182), H2388 [11JN] (see H.R. 7274), H2405 [18JN]

——— review safety delegation program, prohibit FAA and industry safety employees from having performance standards based on aircraft delivery or certification, and bolster whistleblower incentives and protections (see S. 3337), S1155 [25FE]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize to enter into contracts to carry out existing authorities to protect U.S. facilities from unmanned aircraft (see S. 4896), S6675 [12NO]

——— prevent agencies from using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to conduct surveillance of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6895), H2259 [15MY]

Federal aid programs: require air carriers receiving certain Federal loans to limit compensation paid to each executive to the amount of such executive’s 2019 salary until such loans are repaid (see H.R. 6479), H1882 [10AP]

Federal employees: provide hazardous duty pay for employees who may be exposed to coronavirus (see H.R. 6655), H1970 [1MY]

Flags: designate Freedom Flag as official symbol to honor and remember victims and emergency responders who died during 9/11 terrorist attacks (see H.R. 7183), H2388 [11JN]

Foreign countries: provide assistance for foreign civil aviation authorities (see S. 3959), S2973 [15JN]

Greensboro, NC: designate Piedmont Triad International Airport traffic control tower as Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower (see S. 4762), S5949 [30SE] (see H.R. 8202), H4335 [11SE]

Health: establish independent dispute resolution process for surprise air ambulance bills (see S. 4185), S4221 [2JY]

——— establish temperature checks pilot program for air transportation (see S. 4623), S5705 [17SE] (see H.R. 8737), H5730 [12NO]

——— prohibit airlines from filling adjacent seats in passenger aircraft and require that passengers and crewmembers wear masks when boarding during coronavirus pandemic (see S. 4293), S4470 [23JY] (see H.R. 7741), H3837 [23JY]

——— require commercial airlines to provide cash reimbursements and authorize Dept. of State to waive or reimburse travel expenses for U.S. citizens evacuated from a foreign country due to coronavirus travel restrictions (see S. 3598), S2215 [4MY]

Iran: condemn actions and support protesters, their demands for accountability, and their desire for Iran to respect freedom and human rights (see H. Res. 791), H207 [13JA]

Iranian Americans: uphold civil liberties and civil rights of, and condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see S. Res. 626), S3064 [17JN] (see H. Res. 1008), H2405 [18JN]

Kissimmee, FL: designate Kissimmee Gateway Airport and certain surrounding areas as enterprise community (see H.R. 8645), H5699 [20OC]

Lander County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land (see S. 3465), S1740 [12MR]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 5666), H536 [24JA]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 677), S5271 [6AU]

National Center for the Advancement of Aviation: establish (see S. 3360), S1219 [27FE] (see H.R. 8532), H5672 [6OC]

National Drone Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1226), H5867 [17NO]

National forests: increase penalty for unauthorized landing of certain aircraft on wilderness areas in the National Forest System (see S. 4028), S3126 [22JN]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize (see S. 3930), S2878 [10JN]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: compute actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for airline pilots who are required to retire at 60 (see H.R. 5819), H976 [7FE]

REAL ID Act: modernize (see S. 4133), S4133 [1JY]

Safety: establish program to track potential sources of airborne foreign object debris to prevent collision of aircraft with such debris (see H.R. 8854), H6141 [3DE]

——— make it unlawful for any air carrier to operate certain helicopters without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder (see H.R. 5974), H1224 [26FE]

Stafford, Thomas P.: tribute (see S. Res. 704), S5706 [17SE]

Taxation: ensure that tax deductibility of flight training expenses be determined without regard to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 8490), H5638 [1OC]

——— establish temporary nonrefundable personal tax credit for travel, hospitality, and entertainment expenses (see S. 4031), S3126 [22JN]

——— extend coronavirus-related excise tax holiday period for aviation taxes (see S. 4967), S7240 [7DE]

——— provide bonus depreciation for certain space launch expenditures (see S. 3875), S2696 [3JN] (see H.R. 6783), H1984 [8MY]

Transportation: declare public transit is a national priority which requires funding equal to level of highway funding (see H. Res. 1258), H7147 [10DE]

——— require joint task force on operation of air travel during and after coronavirus pandemic (see S. 3681), S2342 [11MY] (see H.R. 7177), H2388 [11JN]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize and modernize registered traveler program (see S. 3730), S2422 [13MY]

——— conduct pilot program to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security (see H.R. 7651), H3089 [16JY]

——— enhance security operations and stabilize workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (H.R. 1140), consideration (see H. Res. 877), H1437 [2MR]

——— improve program providing for private screening companies to conduct security screening at airports (see S. 4937), S7139 [1DE]

——— improve understanding and clarity of policies (see H.R. 5670), H536 [24JA]

——— offer certain secondary screenings of passengers prior to a physical inspection if an object of concern is detected (see H.R. 7509), H3073 [9JY]

——— protect dignity and privacy of transgender and other individuals traveling with religious headwear or other articles of faith at airport security checkpoints (see H.R. 7430), H2981 [30JN]

——— require online enrollment option for PreCheck program (see S. 4577), S5609 [15SE]

——— standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see H.R. 7987), H4225 [7AU]

Travel and tourism: provide grants and direct funding for promotion of tourism and healthy and safe travel practices in areas recovering from coronavirus (see H.R. 7920), H4213 [31JY]

——— provide grants for tourism and events support in areas affected by coronavirus (see S. 4299), S4471 [23JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 3748), S2451 [14MY]

Women of the Aviation Workforce Week: designate (see S. Res. 534), S1598 [5MR]

Letters

Aerial Incursion Repercussion (AIR) Safety Act: Representative Grijalva, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7121 [10DE]

——— Representative Peterson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H7121 [10DE]

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: Representative Jackson Lee, H1836 [27MR]

——— Senators Gardner and Bennet, and Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado, S5506 [9SE]

Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5187 [1OC]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5187 [1OC]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 8532, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation establishment, E931 [6OC]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1067, consideration of H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water, and financial services/government appropriations, H3964 [29JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5040, Aerial Incursion Repercussion (AIR) Safety Act, H7128 [10DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water, and financial services/government appropriations, H4200 [31JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1067, consideration of H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water, and financial services/government appropriations, H3963 [29JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 2981, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act reauthorization and amendment, H6841 [4DE]

Messages

Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation: President Trump, S3109 [18JN]

Protocol Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft: President Trump, S3110 [18JN]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water development, and financial services/general government: making appropriations (H.R. 7617), H4198 [31JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (H.R. 1140), H1517 [5MR]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5139, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act, H5103 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Alabama: Tuskegee Airmen Day observance, E261 [4MR]

Armed Forces: Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193d Special Operations Wing recipient of Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, E1124 [9DE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H736 [30JA]

BLM: study effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression (H.R. 5040), H7121, H7122 [10DE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H1022 [11FE], H1475 [4MR]

——— commend efforts of families of Continental Flight 3407 crash victims to strengthen pilot training standards after NTSB investigation, H3992 [30JY]

Calabasas, CA: express condolences to friends and families of victims of helicopter crash, E101 [29JA]

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (H.R. 8801), H6818 [4DE]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct study on unmanned delivery service (H.R. 6943), E904 [30SE]

——— study and report to Congress on effects of coronavirus pandemic on U.S. travel and tourism industry, H5834 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: enter into agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality among pilots in the Armed Forces (H.R. 5858), H1056 [12FE]

——— increase realism and training effectiveness for airborne anti-submarine warfare training, H3580 [20JY]

——— provide for safe transit exception to service level requirements for aircraft flying over Colorado wilderness areas, H3373 [20JY]

——— remove Confederate names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia from assets, H6927, H6928, H6932 [8DE], H9161 [28DE]

——— study impact that expansion of wilderness designations in Western U.S. would have on Armed Forces readiness relative to aviation training, H1102 [12FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prepare a terrorism threat assessment relative to unmanned aircraft systems (H.R. 4432), H993 [10FE], E168 [11FE], E196 [21FE]

——— prohibit from operating or procuring foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (H.R. 4753), H994 [10FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Payroll Support Program (H.R. 8504), unanimous-consent request, H5665 [2OC]

——— issue American Infrastructure Opportunity Bonds when the real rate equals zero percent or less and deposit proceeds into the Highway Trust Fund, H3021 [1JY]

Dept. of Transportation: permit use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects (H.R. 5912), H5190, H5191 [1OC]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (H.R. 5139), H5183–H5188 [1OC]

——— provide exception to cost share agreement requirements for certain essential air service contracts, H4147 [30JY]

——— reinstitute subsidies under Essential Air Service program for certain airports (H.R. 8233), H4898 [24SE]

——— require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (S. 2638), H5188, H5189 [1OC]

Depts. of Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water development, and financial services/general government: making appropriations (H.R. 7617), H3994–H4176 [30JY], H4197–H4201, H4205 [31JY], E711, E712, E713, E715–E717 [31JY], E731, E733, E737, E739 [7AU]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7617), consideration (H. Res. 1067), H3890–H3897 [29JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7617), corrections in engrossment, H4201 [31JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7617), motion to recommit, H4198, H4199 [31JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7305 [21DE]

Diseases and disorders: provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic, H1732–H1864 [27MR], H1867 [31MR], H1909, H1918–H1952 [23AP], H2287, H2289 [27MY], H2326, H2346, H2347 [28MY], H4281–H4284 [22AU], H4425 [15SE], H4432 [16SE], H4643 [22SE], H4950 [24SE], H5113 [1OC], E337, E338, E339–E341, E342, E343, E344, E345, E346, E347 [31MR], E349, E350 [3AP], E352, E354, E355 [7AP], E357, E360 [10AP], E387, E390 [23AP], E394 [24AP], E447 [15MY], E466 [19MY], E485 [27MY], E686 [27JY]

——— provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 6379), H1863 [27MR]

FAA: allow for operation of micro unmanned aircraft systems by establishing their own classification and regulations, H7271 [18DE]

——— amend regulations on day-night average sound levels (H.R. 5874), E175 [12FE]

——— enforce flight safety regulations, H1022 [11FE], H1475 [4MR]

——— establish and ensure inclusive transparency of Drone Advisory Committee (S. 2730), H7270, H7271 [18DE]

——— provide funding for airport emission reduction projects, noise mitigation and other projects to reduce adverse effects on the environment and surrounding communities, H2962 [30JN]

——— Remote Tower Pilot Program funding, H4151 [30JY]

——— require cargo aircraft to be equipped with cockpit doors that meet certain safety requirements (H.R. 6190), E295 [11MR]

——— require certain aircraft safety standards (H.R. 8408), H5835–H5847 [17NO]

——— require report on areas of airport system that have not received any coronavirus related funding and prioritize funding to these areas, H2963 [30JN]

Fairchild AFB, WA: tribute to Washington (State) Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing, H4205 [31JY]

Federal aid programs: provide financial relief to airports and airport concessionaires experiencing economic hardship, E1204 [24DE]

——— require airports that receive supplemental funding for airports to provide financial relief to airport concessionaires experiencing economic hardship, H2961 [30JN]

GAO: conduct study on Transportation Security Administration pay rates for employees working in Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories with those working in the contiguous U.S., H1510 [5MR]

——— conduct study on Transportation Security Administration recruitment efforts, specifically efforts to recruit veterans and military spouses, including recommendations for improvements, H1510, H1511 [5MR]

Georgia: tribute to 5th Congressional District businesses, H7236 [17DE]

Grassey, Paul: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, H980 [10FE]

Greensboro, NC: designate Piedmont Triad International Airport traffic control tower as Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower (S. 4762), H5183 [1OC]

History: anniversary of first successful flight, H7243 [17DE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence for victims of helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA, H607 [28JA]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H1183 [25FE], H1290 [28FE]

Iran: condemn actions and support protesters, their demands for accountability, and their desire for Iran to respect freedom and human rights, H214 [14JA], H275 [15JA]

——— condemn actions and support protesters, their demands for accountability, and their desire for Iran to respect freedom and human rights (H. Res. 791), H215, H218, H219 [14JA], H241 [15JA]

Ivy Tech Community College: tribute to flight program, H1594 [11MR]

Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Abilene Trophy recipient, E1124 [9DE]

Lexington, KY: anniversary of Aviation Museum of Kentucky, E376 [21AP]

Mission Aviation Fellowship (organization): anniversary, E458 [15MY]

Mixon, Brian: Air Traffic Control Association Outstanding Military ATC Manager of the Year Award recipient, E997 [30OC]

Montana: designate a mountain ridge as ‘‘B–47 Ridge’’ in honor of servicemen killed in an Air Force training mission crash on such ridge (S. 490), H4568 [21SE]

NASA: anniversary of Wallops Flight Facility, E575 [26JN]

——— authorize programs (H.R. 5666), H4459 [16SE]

——— dedicated small-launch technology funding, E711 [31JY]

——— tribute to Artemis program, H1666 [12MR]

National Aerospace Week: observance, E864 [21SE]

National Center for the Advancement of Aviation: establish (H.R. 8532), E931 [6OC]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 2981), H6111–H6124 [3DE], E1116 [8DE]

Poland: anniversary of airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals, E388 [23AP]

Taxation: clarify use of State and local sales taxes on aviation fuel, E604 [1JY]

——— provide bonus depreciation for certain space launch expenditures (H.R. 6783), E434 [8MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E823 [11SE]

Transportation: declare public transit is a national priority which requires funding equal to level of highway funding (H. Res. 1258), E1132 [10DE]

Transportation Security Administration: codify ban on employees using or installing the TikTok video app or any successor application on U.S. Government-issued mobile devices, H1513, H1514 [5MR]

——— conduct pilot program to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security (H.R. 7651), H3618 [22JY]

——— consult entities associated with Federal Air Marshal Service to address concerns relative to mental health, suicide, morale, and recruitment, H1512 [5MR]

——— enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property, H2924 [30JN]

——— enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (H.R. 1140), H1485–H1489 [4MR], H1508–H1519 [5MR], E271 [5MR]

——— enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (H.R. 1140), motion to recommit, H1517 [5MR]

——— enhance security operations and stabilize workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (H.R. 1140), consideration (H. Res. 877), H1477–H1484 [4MR]

——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (H.R. 1171), H1486 [4MR]

——— ensure employees are provided proper guidance and appropriate resources relative to prevention and protections against coronavirus, H1514 [5MR]

——— ensure unified personnel system does not endanger existing laws relative to terrorism, harboring or concealing terrorists, or providing material support to terrorists, H1510 [5MR]

——— prioritize hiring of veterans and related preference eligible individuals, including disabled veterans and widows or widowers of veterans, for positions, H1513 [5MR]

——— prohibit hiring candidates with a history of sexual misconduct, offenses involving minors, or terrorism, H1517 [5MR]

——— recognize importance of employees and ensure they are provided with same workplace protections and benefits as all Federal employees, H1511, H1512 [5MR]

Treaty on Open Skies: oppose decision to withdraw, H3512, H3513, H3576 [20JY]

Turkey: tribute to shipment of medical supplies to the U.S. to combat coronavirus pandemic, E482 [26MY], E517 [4JN]

Wilderness areas: ensure that military aircraft overflights, units of special air space, and flight training routes are allowed over certain lands, H1096 [12FE]

Winston-Salem, NC: Smith Reynolds Airport designation as legacy airport, H2598 [29JN], E584 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: tribute to 555th Fighter Squadron, S3202 [24JN]

——— tribute to 389th Fighter Squadron, S7498 [15DE]

Alabama: Tuskegee Airmen Day observance, S1592 [5MR]

Alaska National Guard: tribute, S4199 [2JY]

Aniak, AK: tribute to citizens for efforts in response to plane crash, S4458 [23JY]

Armed Forces: Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing recipient of Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, S7289 [9DE]

Aulbech, Jeff: National Air Traffic Controllers Association Archie League Medal of Safety Award recipient, S433 [21JA]

Business and industry: provide support for air carrier workers (S. 4774), S6003 [30SE], S6011 [1OC]

China: U.S. policy relative to increasing aggression, S3073 [18JN]

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (S. 4380), S4721 [4AU]

Coast Guard: anniversary of chief petty officers service (S. Res. 694), S5998 [30SE]

Cóspito, Neil: National Air Traffic Controllers Association Archie League Medal of Safety Award recipient, S433 [21JA]

Dept. of Defense: develop comprehensive database and repository on military aviators and study such aviators to determine their incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality (S. 4043), S3158 [23JN]

——— establish commission on assigning, modifying, keeping, or removing Confederate names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia from assets, S4197 [2JY]

——— F–35 Joint Strike Fighter funding, S4096 [1JY]

——— F–135 Propulsion Growth Program funding, S3202 [24JN]

——— remove Confederate names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia from assets, S4399 [22JY], S7300 [9DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Payroll Support Program funding, S5691 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (S. 2638), S4596 [29JY]

Diseases and disorders: impact of coronavirus pandemic on aviation industry, S5691 [17SE]

——— provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic, S1877 [20MR], S1879–S1889 [21MR], S1893–S1914 [22MR], S1919–S1969 [23MR], S1975–S2008 [24MR], S2021–S2061 [25MR], S2167–S2170 [9AP], S2173 [16AP], S2175 [20AP], S2177–S2187 [21AP], S2195–S2202, S2204 [4MY], S2225–S2239 [5MY], S2258–S2275, S2277–S2285 [6MY], S2299–S2309, S2313–S2316 [7MY], S2331–S2334 [11MY], S2357–S2366 [12MY], S2387–S2396, S2406–S2409 [13MY], S2431–S2435, S2446, S2448 [14MY], S2469–S2474, S2477 [18MY], S2483, S2493–S2500 [19MY], S2511, S2513–S2518, S2523, S2526–S2528, S2533–S2537, S2539, S2543–S2547 [20MY], S2564–S2569, S2573, S2577 [21MY], S2640 [2JN], S2676–S2679 [3JN], S2703, S2704, S2708, S2712 [4JN], S2841, S2842, S2858, S2859 [10JN], S2983–S2985 [16JN], S3054 [17JN], S3627, S3629 [29JN], S4454 [23JY], S4719–S4721, S4725 [4AU], S5429–S5435 [8SE], S5479–S5486, S5488–S5490, S5502–S5507 [9SE], S5525–S5536, S5539, S5560 [10SE], S5568 [14SE], S5578, S5580, S5584–S5588 [15SE], S5617, S5625–S5627, S5642–S5646 [16SE], S5682, S5690, S5696 [17SE], S5815, S5817, S5820 [23SE], S5850 [24SE], S5889 [29SE], S5900 [30SE], S6020 [1OC]

——— provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic (S. 3548), S1817–S1825, S1828–S1832, S1860 [19MR], S1862–S1872 [20MR], S4564 [29JY]

Economy: status, S7274 [8DE]

FAA: establish and ensure inclusive transparency of Drone Advisory Committee (S. 2730), S7431, S7432 [10DE]

——— impose safety requirements on commercial air tour and skydiving flights and regulate tour flights over certain Federal property, S3059 [17JN]

——— require certain aircraft safety standards, S7918 [21DE]

——— require certain helicopters to be equipped with safety technologies (S. 3946), S2935 [11JN]

Greensboro, NC: designate Piedmont Triad International Airport traffic control tower as Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower (S. 4762), S5918, S5919 [30SE]

Igiugig, AK: tribute to actions of citizens to form makeshift runway lights allowing medevac plane to land and evacuate sick child, S5700 [17SE]

Iran: condemn actions and support protesters, their demands for accountability, and their desire for Iran to respect freedom and human rights, S177 [14JA]

Jacobson, Michael: National Air Traffic Controllers Association Archie League Medal of Safety Award recipient, S433 [21JA]

McGee, Charles E.: authorize honorary promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force, S1592 [5MR]

Minot AFB, ND: anniversary, S4415 [22JY]

Mission Aviation Fellowship (organization): anniversary, S2286 [6MY]

Montana: designate a mountain ridge as ‘‘B–47 Ridge’’ in honor of servicemen killed in an Air Force training mission crash on such ridge (S. 490), S1045 [12FE]

NASA: authorize programs (S. 2800), S7650–S7682 [18DE]

——— authorize programs (S. 2800), unanimous-consent agreement, S7666 [18DE]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 677), S5345 [6AU]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 2981), S6698–S6712 [16NO]

Stafford, Thomas P.: tribute (S. Res. 704), S5715 [17SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S5525 [10SE]

Transportation: require joint task force on operation of air travel during and after coronavirus pandemic (S. 3681), S6002, S6003 [30SE]

Transportation Security Administration: require GAO review of screening protocols for formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (S. 2381), S4597 [29JY]

Reports

Final Findings and Recommendations—Blue Ribbon Panel for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): ICF Incorporated, Inc., H1480 [4MR]

TSA Needs To Improve Efforts To Retain, Hire, and Train Its Transportation Security Officers (excerpt): Dept. of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, H1478 [4MR]

Reports filed

Aerial Incursion Repercussion (AIR) Safety Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5040) (H. Rept. 116–606), H6045 [2DE]

Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 8408) (H. Rept. 116–579), H5795 [16NO]

Aircraft Funding Stability Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1108) (H. Rept. 116–681), H7321 [21DE]

Airport Infrastructure Readiness (AIR) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 4162) (S. Rept. 116–296), S6721 [16NO]

American Security Drone Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2502) (S. Rept. 116–268), S5608 [15SE]

B–47 Ridge Designation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1267) (H. Rept. 116–503), H4381 [14SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1140, Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 877) (H. Rept. 116–411), H1437 [2MR]

Consideration of H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, Science, Energy/Water, and Financial Services/Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1067) (H. Rept. 116–461), H3978 [29JY]

Continuity for Operators With Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers (CONTRACT) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2898) (S. Rept. 116–263), S5441 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 7669) (H. Rept. 116–458), H3586 [20JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 7616) (H. Rept. 116–452), H3088 [16JY]

Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2730) (S. Rept. 116–272), S5948 [30SE]

Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3958) (S. Rept. 116–331), S7501 [15DE]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5912) (H. Rept. 116–464), H3978 [29JY]

Fair and Open Skies Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 116–636), H7109 [9DE]

Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2638) (S. Rept. 116–232), S2878 [10JN]

NASA Programs Authorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2800) (S. Rept. 116–262), S5441 [8SE]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2981) (S. Rept. 116–273), S5948 [30SE]

Promoting Service in Transportation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3303) (S. Rept. 116–329), S7501 [15DE]

REAL ID Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 4133) (S. Rept. 116–303), S7240 [7DE]

Restoring Safety in the Skies Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3681) (S. Rept. 116–246), S5269 [6AU]

Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1140) (H. Rept. 116–398), H1168 [21FE], H1224 [26FE]

Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5119) (H. Rept. 116–462), H3978 [29JY]

Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5139) (H. Rept. 116–463), H3978 [29JY]

Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2381) (S. Rept. 116–238), S4032 [30JN]

Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3675) (S. Rept. 116–237), S3311 [25JN]

War Risk Insurance Extension Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2964) (S. Rept. 116–219), S1255 [2MR]

Statements

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: President Trump, H1914 [23AP]

Dissenting Views on H.R. 2406, Make Certain Changes to NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, H6121 [3DE]

Summaries

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Issues, H6122 [3DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 877, consideration of H.R. 1140, Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act, H1477 [4MR]

H. Res. 911, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, H1731 [27MR]

H. Res. 1067, consideration of H.R. 7617, Depts. of Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water development, and financial services/general government appropriations, H3890 [29JY]

H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, H1732–H1818 [27MR]

H.R. 1140, Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act, H1509 [5MR]

H.R. 4432, Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act, H993 [10FE]

H.R. 4753, Drone Origin Security Enhancement Act, H994 [10FE]

H.R. 5040, Aerial Incursion Repercussion (AIR) Safety Act, H7121 [10DE]

H.R. 5139, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act, H5183–H5186 [1OC]

H.R. 5912, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act, H5190 [1OC]

H.R. 7617, Depts. of Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water development, and financial services/general government appropriations, H3994–H4111 [30JY]

H.R. 8408, Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act, H5835–H5844 [17NO]

S. 490, B–47 Ridge Designation Act, S1045 [12FE], S1120 [24FE], H4568 [21SE]

S. 2381, Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act, S4597 [29JY]

S. 2638, Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act, S4596 [29JY], H5188 [1OC]

S. 2730, Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act, S7431 [10DE], H7270 [18DE]

S. 2800, NASA programs authorization, S7666–S7682 [18DE]

S. 2981, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act reauthorization and amendment, S6698–S6712 [16NO], H6111–H6119 [3DE]

S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, S1834–S1859 [19MR]

S. 4219, Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act, S4267 [20JY]

S. 4762, Piedmont Triad International Airport traffic control tower designation as Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower, S5919, S5952 [30SE], H5183 [1OC]

S. Res. 534, Women of the Aviation Workforce Week, S1602 [5MR]

S. Res. 626, uphold civil liberties and civil rights of, and condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against Iranian Americans, S3066 [17JN]

S. Res. 666, tribute to Civil Air Transport and Air America, S4735 [4AU]

S. Res. 677, National Airborne Day, S5290 [6AU]

S. Res. 694, Coast Guard chief petty officers service anniversary, S5613 [15SE]

S. Res. 704, tribute to Thomas P. Stafford, S5712 [17SE]