US Congress Senate Bill 2112 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-11-2)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Space-Available Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to provide transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft on a space-available basis for: (1) active duty and reserve members holding a valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card; (2) retired members who, but for not attaining age 60, would be eligible for military retired pay; (3) an unremarried widow or widower of an active or reserve member; and (3) certain dependents of members described above. Allows the Secretary to establish an order of priority based on considerations of military needs and readiness.

Space-Available Act of 2012

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]
Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]	Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB1540 (Related) 2011-12-31 - Became Public Law No: 112-81.
SB1867 (Related) 2011-12-01 - See also H.R. 1540.
HB4164 (Same As) 2012-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2112/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2112/BILLS-112s2112is.pdf