US HB936 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total on the same basis as such transportation is provided to members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.

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Title

SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017

Sponsors

Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2017-02-07HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2017-02-07HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB116 (Related) 2017-01-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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