106th Congress Legislative Index

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New Additions to the Legislative Index

S.2440 Airport Security Improvement Act
H.R. 561 Aircraft Noise Reduction Act
H.R. 3767 Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act

H.R. 853 - Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act

H.R. 853 - "Budget Process Reform Bill" (2000) Link to THOMAS

Reasons to Oppose H.R. 853 Prepared by House Transportation and Infrastructure Staff.
Democratic Dear Colleague Against H.R. 853
Shuster/Oberstar Dear Colleague Against H.R. 853

S. 2440, Airport Security Improvement Act of 2000

S. 2440 - "The Airport Security Improvement Act of 2000" Link to THOMAS
S. 2440 - Committee Amendment - S. 2440 (Staff Working Draft)

Reauthorization

"THE WENDELL H. FORD AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY" - FAA REAUTHORIZATION

AAAE Summary of FAA Conference Report

FAA Conference -- Senate Total Votes on FAA Conference Report

FAA Conference -- House of Representatives Total Votes on FAA Conference Report House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee FAA Conference Report

Senate Passed AIP Extension through March 31, 2000 S. 1916

Final List of AAAE and ACI-NA FAA Conference Priorities

Conferees to FAA Reauthorization House Conferees Plus Member Website

Conferees to FAA Reauthorization SenateConferees Plus Member Website

Comparison of Key House and Senate Provisions in H.R. 1000

Final Version of H.R. 1000 as passed by the House

Final Version of H.R. 1000 as passed by the Senate

House of Representatives

AIR-21 - "The Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century" Passed by the House of Representatives - (Download Adobe's Acrobat Reader First!)

AIR-21 - "The Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century" Introduced in the House of Representatives- (Download Adobe's Acrobat Reader First!)

Committee Report of AIR-21 proposal.
Summary of AIR-21 proposal.
Aviation Budget Proposal explained.
Myths and Facts of AIR-21 proposal.
Primary Airport Entitlement Funding under AIR-21 proposal.
Co- Sponsors of AIR-21 by State. (Updated May 28, 1999)
Administration Letter Veto Threat of H.R. 1000.

Vote Results of House Consideration of H.R. 1000 (June 15, 1999)

Vote Results of the Young/Kasich/Obey Amendment (A Vote Against Young/Kasich/Obey is a vote For AIR-21).
Vote Results of the Graham Amendment (A Vote For the Graham Amendment is a Vote Against the PFC provision in AIR-21).
Vote Results of Final Passage.

Senate

H.R. 1000 (FINAL VERSION OF BILL AS PASSED BY THE SENATE)

Airline Deregulation Study Commission proposed by Senator Collins (R-ME).
Rural Air Service Pilot Program included in the Gorton/Rockefeller Manager's Amendment.

S. 82 - "Air Transportation Improvement Act"
H.R. 99 - "1999 FAA Reauthorization Bill"
Administration Proposal - "FAA Authorization Act of 1999"

FY 2000 Appropriations

Senate

S.1143 - " FY 2000 Department of Transportation Appropriations (DOT)Act" - (Download Adobe's Acrobat Reader First!)

Committee Report on DOT Appropriations Act.

House of Representatives

H.R. 2084 - " FY 2000 Department of Transportation Appropriations (DOT)Act" - (Download Adobe's Acrobat Reader First!)

Committee Report on DOT Appropriations Act.

Passenger Facility Charge (PFC)

PFC Background Information from the AAAE 1999 PFC Collection & Monitoring Workshop on May 3, 1999.
Myths vs. Facts about PFCs.
Talking Points on PFCs.
Dear Colleague sent to Members of Congress by Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) supporting the PFC provisions within AIR-21. (Adobe Acrobat File)

Trust Funds Off-Budget Legislation

H.R. 111 - "The Truth in Budgeting Act" (1999)

Co- Sponsors of H.R. 111 by State. (Updated May 28, 1999)

Competition/Community Air Service

S. 304 - "Small Communities Air Service Act of 1999"
S. 379 - "Air Service Restoration Act"
S. 477 - "Airline Competition Act of 1999"

National Parks Overflights

S. 81 - "National Parks Overglights Act"
S. 306 - "Great Smoky Mountains National Park Overflights Act"

Passenger Rights Provisions

S. 383 - Airline Passenger Fairness Act
H.R. 700 - "Airline Passenger Bill of Rights of 1999"
H.R. 780 - "Passenger Entitlement and Competition Enhancement Act of 1999"
H.R. 907 - "Air Service Restoration Act"
H.R. 908 - "Aviation Consumer Right to Know Act"

Miscellaneous Legislative Provisions

H.R. 561 Aircraft Noise Reduction Act
S. 310 - Dekalb Peachtree Airport buyout initiative

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Congressional Testimony

House Aviation Subcommitte: Hearing on Essential Air Service -- May 25, 2000

EAS Background Memo Prepared by House Transportation and Infrastructure Staff
GAO ReportEssential Air Service: Changes in Subsidy Levels, Air Carrier Costs and Passenger Traffic -- April 14, 2000.
Mr. John H. Anderson Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division -- US GAO
Mr. Gene Marcinkowski Director, Decatur Airport, Illinois
Mr. John V. Coleman Former DOT Official Responsible for Essential Air Service

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime Hearing on Breaches of Security at Federal Agencies and Airports -- May 25, 2000

Opening Statement The Honorable Bill McCollum, Chairman
Washington Post Article "Probe Finds Security Lapses at Airports, Pentagon, FBI"
Robert Hast Assistant Controller General --Special Investigations, GAO

House Aviation Subcommittee on Technology -- May 16, 2000

Background Memo Prepared by House Transportation and Infrastructure Staff
The Honorable Dan Goldin Adminstrator, NASA
Dr. Herman A. Rediess Director, Office of Aviation Research, FAA
Dr. Bruce Holmes, General Aviation Program Manager, NASA
Ed Bolen President, General Aviation Manufactures Association
Dr. Sam B. Williams CEO, Williams International
Mr. Steven Wurst President, Space Access
Mr. John Douglass President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association of America

Senate Judicary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition -- May 2, 2000

Press Release Kohl Calls on Secretary of Transportation to Enforce Consumer Protection Statutes for Air Travel
Steven Morrison Professor Emeritus, Economics Department, Northeastern University
Donald Carty Chairman and President, American Airlines
Robert Ferguson Chairman, President and CEO Midway Airlines
Bill La Macchia President and CEO, Sun Country Airlines

Senate Confirmation Hearing on the President's Nomination to the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council (MAC) -- May 4, 2000

Opening Statement Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain
Testimony Phil Boyer, AOPA President
FAA Reauthorization 1996 Public Law 104-264 (Includes Creation of the MAC)
FAA Reauthorization 2000 Public Law 106-181 (Includes Additions to the MAC)