Also tagged in: Antitrust law, Appropriations, Automobile industry, Bank failures, Bank loans, Bank records, Bankruptcy, Budgets, Business, Business records, Buy American, Capital investments, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporate finance, Corporate governance, Corporate management, Corporate reorganizations, Deposit insurance, Dividends, Economic policy, Economic stabilization, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Executive compensation, Finance, Fringe benefits, Fuel consumption, Golden parachutes, Government and business, Government information, Government lending, Government ownership, Government paperwork, Income tax, Inspectors general, International competitiveness, Judicial compensation, Law, Leases, Light rail transit, Losses, Mass rapid transit, Motor buses, Politics and government, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Private aviation, Product development, Public contracts, Railroad equipment, Stocks, Supreme Court justices, Tax deductions, Taxation, Trade, Transportation
Latest Action: 12/11/2008 - Received in the Senate. Bill TextTo authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes. 12/10/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the President to designate one or more executive branch officers (designee) to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires such designee to have appropriate expertise to facilitate the restructuring necessary to achieve the long-term financial viability of domestic automobile manufacturers. (Sec. 4) Requires the designee to authorize and direct the disbursement of bridge loans or to enter into commitments for lines of credit to each automobile manufacturer that submitted to Congress a plan on December 2, 2008, and request for such loan or commitment ("automaker," for purposes of this Act). Establishes as the amount of such assistance the amount intended to facilitate continued operations of the automaker and prevent [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aggression, Anniversaries, Armed forces, Caribbean area, Congressional tributes, Criminal justice, Cuba, Defense policy, Emergency management, Foreign policy, Immigration, Latin America, Murder, Private aviation, Refugees, Rescue work, Transportation
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextCommemorating the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft, licensed by the United States, by the Cuban regime. 2/25/2008--Introduced. Commemorates the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down by the Cuban regime of two unarmed civilian aircraft flown by the Brothers to the Rescue. Condemns the shooting down of such aircraft and the murders of Armando Alejandre, Jr., Mario de la Pena, Carlos Costa, and Pablo Morales. Recognizes the efforts of those working to bring international attention to this tragedy.
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextTo redesignate the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in the State of Ohio as the "Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park", and for other purposes. 3/5/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park Designation Act - Amends the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to: (1) rename the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park as the Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park; and (2) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to partners of the Park, including the Aviation Trail, Inc., the Ohio Historical Society, and Dayton History, for projects not requiring federal involvement other than providing financial assistance and which shall be limited to construction and development on non-federal property within the [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Arms control, Arms sales, Australia, Ballistic missiles, Commercial aircraft, Defense economics, Defense policy, Department of State, East Asia, Electronic government information, Executive departments, Export controls, Exports, Federal employees, Federal officials, Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Guided missiles, Import restrictions, Imports, Internet, Japan, Law, Licenses, Military and naval supplies, Military technology, NATO countries, New Zealand, Oceania, Ordnance, Performance measurement, Private aviation, Recruiting of employees, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Trade, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo improve the performance of the defense trade controls functions of the Department of State, and for other purposes. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) perform a strategic review and assessment of the U.S. export controls system; (2) provide for specified performance requirements respecting license applications to export or import United States Munitions List items; (3) ensure that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State has the necessary staff and resources; (4) ensure that all items on the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex are subject to stringent government control. Requires that the Directorate establish a secure Internet-based system for tracking the progress of munitions list license applications. Directs the President, under specified conditions, to waive certain licensing requirements for exports of spare and replacement parts [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aircraft pilots, Ambulances, Aviation safety, Department of Transportation, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Equipment and supplies, Executive departments, Hours of labor, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Risk, Sound recording and reproducing, Transportation
Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo increase the safety for crew and passengers on an aircraft providing emergency medical services. 10/23/2007--Introduced. Requires a pilot of an aircraft providing emergency medical services to comply with federal crewmember flight time and duty period and rest requirements whenever there is a medical crew on board, without regard to whether there are patients on board. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to initiate a rulemaking to: (1) require pilots of aircraft providing emergency medical service to use a standardized checklist of risk evaluation factors to determine whether a mission should be accepted; (2) establish performance based flight dispatch procedures for such pilots; and (3) require, after a certain feasibility study is done, flight data and cockpit voice recorders on board such aircraft.
Also tagged in: Animals, Citizen lawsuits, Endangered species, Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Hunting, Law, Natural resources, Predator control, Sports, State and local government, Transportation, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management
Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Bill TextTo amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other purposes. 9/25/2007--Introduced. Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2007 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to add to airborne hunting offenses a prohibition against any person shooting or attempting to shoot any bird, fish, or other animal before 3:00 a.m. following a day on which the person has traveled by aircraft other than on a regularly scheduled commercial aircraft. Increases the fine for such offenses to not more than $50,000 (currently, $5,000).Prohibits a state from authorizing or undertaking any action otherwise prohibited under such Act for the purpose of increasing any game population or sport hunting. Authorizes a state to shoot predators from an aircraft to prevent a biological emergency, if: (1) the head of the state's fish and wildlife agency determines that such an emergency is imminent and there is no other [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo provide for export controls of certain items relating to civil aircraft. 9/24/2007--Introduced. Subjects civil aircraft, aircraft engines, or propellers (including any component or technology related to such items) to export controls only under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Provides that such items shall not be subject to military export controls under the Arms Export Control Act.
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance, and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft. 4/30/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day to honor the role of aviation maintenance technicians in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft. Recognizes the life and memory of Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Airline employees, Aviation safety, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Homeland Security, Emergency management, Executive departments, Foreign policy, Government information, Identification of criminals, International affairs, Labor, Law, Maintenance and repair, Security measures, Standards, Terrorism, Trade, Transportation, Transportation workers
Latest Action: 04/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Bill TextTo amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation. 4/20/2007--Introduced. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Safety Administration) to issue regulations ensuring that federal aircraft security standards apply to all foreign aircraft maintenance employees (including requiring a criminal history record check and a review of law enforcement databases), as well as all foreign aircraft repair stations. Requires the Assistant Secretary, if the regulations are not issued by 60 days after enactment of this Act, to prohibit the use of foreign repair stations, except in an emergency. Reduces from 18 months to 9 months after enactment of this Act the deadline for a security review and audit of foreign repair [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. 5/22/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years for any person who knowingly aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) individuals conducting research and development or flight test operations for an aircraft manufacturer or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (2) Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security personnel conducting research, development, operations, testing, or training; or (3) an individual using a laser emergency signaling [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5174-5175) Bill TextA bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal law. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2007 - Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of homicide-related offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes relating to aircraft hijacking, espionage and treason, and offenses punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Prohibits the sentencing to death or execution of any person for any violation of federal law after the enactment of this Act. Commutes death penalties imposed prior to the enactment of this Act to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Also tagged in: Aircraft industry, Anniversaries, Armed forces, Business, Commemorations, Defense policy, Intellectual property, Inventors, Military aviation, Motorcycles, Navy, Sports, Transportation
Latest Action: 01/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H915) Bill TextRecognizing the 100th anniversary of Glenn Curtiss's achievement of record-breaking speed and his contributions to the motorcycle and aircraft industries. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Recognizes: (1) the historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Glenn Hammond Curtiss' achievement of the record-breaking speed of 136.47 miles per hour while riding the first V-8 powered motorcycle; and (2) Curtiss' willingness to work for the common good and his contributions to motorcycle design and racing, naval aviation, and the American aircraft industry.
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