US Congress House Bill 2644 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 132-1)
Status: Introduced on July 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Aviation Jobs and Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through September 30, 2011, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Extends through September 30, 2011: (1) the authorization of appropriations for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects (known as airport improvement projects [AIPs]), and (2) the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to make new AIP grants. Extends until October 1, 2011: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports, and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants. Directs the Secretary to extend through September 30, 2011, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through December 31, 2011. Extends through December 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism. Extends through September 30, 2011: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility AIPs; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for an airport development grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee. Amends the Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through September 30, 2011: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain AIP costs, and (2) funding for airport development at Midway Island Airport.

Aviation Jobs and Safety Act of 2011

Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2011-07-26	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-07-26	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-07-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB1034 (Related) 2011-03-29 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 22.
HB1079 (Related) 2011-03-31 - Became Public Law No: 112-7.
HB1893 (Related) 2011-05-31 - Became Public Law No: 112-16.
HB2279 (Related) 2011-06-29 - Became Public Law No: 112-21.
HB2553 (Related) 2011-08-05 - Became Public Law No: 112-27.
SB340 (Related) 2011-02-14 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
SB1387 (Related) 2011-07-21 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4775-4776)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2644/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2644/BILLS-112hr2644ih.pdf