US Congress House Bill 3614 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on September 30 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-09-30 - Became Public Law No: 114-55. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015 TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This bill reauthorizes for the period October 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016, the airport improvement program. (Sec. 102) The following expiring authorities are extended through the same period, including: the competition disclosure requirement under a development project grant for a large hub airport or a medium hub airport; the eligibility for small airport grants of sponsors of airports in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau; the air traffic control contract program; state and local government compatible land use planning and projects; Department of Transportation authority to appropriate funds to acquire, establish, and improve air navigation facilities; civil aviation research and development; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; essential air service; and the starting date of authority to propose regulations restricting or prohibiting design features or operating practices for the commercial space flight industry. The Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act is amended to extend through the same period: the authorization for airport development at Midway Island Airport, and the authority of any final order with respect to the eligibility for essential air service compensation. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to extend through: FY2016 the requirement for an Inspector General report on participation in FAA programs by disadvantaged small business concerns, March 31, 2016, the pilot program under which operators of up to four public-use airports may receive grants for activities related to the redevelopment of airport properties, and the same date the advisory committee for aviation consumer protection. TITLE II--REVENUE PROVISIONS (Sec. 201) The Internal Revenue Code is amended to extend through the same period expenditure authority from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, fuel and ticket taxes, as well as the exemption from ticket taxes for aircraft in fractional ownership aircraft programs.

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015

Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]

Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-30	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-55. (TXT | PDF)
2015-09-30	Senate	Signed by President.
2015-09-30	Senate	Presented to President.
2015-09-29	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-09-29	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6989)
2015-09-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-09-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6272-6273)
2015-09-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2015-09-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3614.
2015-09-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6272-6275)
2015-09-28	House	Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-09-25	House	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
2015-09-25	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-09-25	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-09-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2015-09-25	House	Introduced in House

HB4721 (Related) 2016-03-30 - Became Public Law No: 114-141. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3614/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3614/BILLS-114hr3614ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3614/BILLS-114hr3614enr.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3614/BILLS-114hr3614eh.pdf