US Congress House Bill 4549 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Engrossed on April 14 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-14 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct, and provide all necessary staff and equipment for, security screening at any airport that lost commercial air service on or after January 1, 2013, if the airport operator submits: (1) a request for the TSA to conduct such screening, and (2) written confirmation of a commitment from a commercial air carrier that it intends to resume service at the airport within one year. The TSA shall ensure that the process of implementing security screening at such an airport is complete by the later of: (1) 90 days after the operator of the airport submits a request, or (2) the date on which the carrier intends to resume service. The TSA shall carry out this bill in a manner that does not negatively affect operations at airports not described in this bill that are otherwise provided security screening conducted by the TSA.

Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016

Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-14	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2016-04-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-04-13	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1667)
2016-04-13	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4549.
2016-04-13	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1667-1670)
2016-04-13	House	Mr. Hurd (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-04-13	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
2016-04-13	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-493.
2016-03-23	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-03-23	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
2016-02-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2016-02-11	House	Introduced in House

SB2549 (Related) 2016-02-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4549/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4549/BILLS-114hr4549ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4549/BILLS-114hr4549rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4549/BILLS-114hr4549eh.pdf