Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011

Shredding the Constitution

2012-04-18T03:08:04Z

This constitutes blatant government suppression of speech. Also in February, Congress passed a $63-billion FAA appropriations bill, H.R. 658, that could result in up to 30,000 unmanned aerial vehicles surveilling the United States by the end of the decade.

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ISSUES: Don’t miss the big ones

2012-03-23T02:55:58Z

without trial or lawyer), NDRP (martial law), HR658 (allows drones to fly over the states), HR347 (takes away part of our First Amendment right), the police shooting a drug addict 10 plus times (excessive force?), and so much more. Yes we need ...

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Cutback imperils airports' improvements

2012-03-18T10:04:14Z

Before President Barack Obama signed the Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, or H.R. 658, on Feb. 14, the local funding portion of the Norridgewock project was an estimated $57,500. Now it appears it will be a minimum of $172,500. There's no ...

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Cutback imperils airports' improvements

2012-03-18T09:57:04Z

FAA cut raises funding questions for state airports

2012-03-17T23:12:49Z

Eye in the Sky Spying on Americans

2012-03-17T16:24:48Z

Included will be thousands of Big Brother drones watching. On February 3, the FAA Reauthorization Act (HR 658) cleared both houses of Congress after differences between Senate and House versions were resolved. Expect Obama to sign it shortly.

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Major Airport Ousts TSA Screeners Opting for Private Ones

2012-03-14T12:39:18Z

While H.R. 658 does allow airports to apply for permission to substitute private screeners in place of TSA agents, approval is by no means assured. The leigislation reads, in part: (h) Recommendations of Airport Operator- As part of any submission of an ..

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Major Airport Ousts TSA Screeners Opting for Private Ones

2012-03-13T19:57:08Z

United States: This Week In Infrastructure

2012-03-06T10:58:40Z

On February 15, President Barack Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 658). The law provides $63.4 billion in FAA funding over four years, including about $11 billion toward modernization the nation's air traffic control system.

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HR 658 Accelerates Drone Deployment For Surveillance Of U.S. Citizens: "Skynet" Is Enabled

2012-02-22T17:19:10Z

With that exposed, a more fitting moniker for H.R. 658 might be the "Skynet Surveillance Enabling Act of 2012". According to USA Today, "Drones, perhaps best known for their combat missions in Afghanistan, are increasingly looking to share room in U.S ...

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Crisis and the creeping militarization of American society

2012-02-20T23:48:05Z

One of the over 1,000 sections of H.R. 658 authorizes domestic use of aerial spy drones by the U.S. government. This is but the latest case of the increased militarization of U.S. police forces. Other examples abound. Under Program 1033 ...

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World War Web Advisory #5: SOPA/PIPA/PCIP/S2105 Plus 5 More

2012-02-19T09:23:07Z

With NDAA 2012 in place and EEA in process to control its citizens, and HR 658 enabling DHS WAASS Skynet drones to surveil the skies, America's corporate-controlled Congress now shifts its focus to fast-tracking cyberfascism. Sections 1021 and ...

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Eye in the Sky Spying on Americans

2012-02-17T08:28:13Z

OUR OPINION: Air service OK'd; will Delta talk?

2012-02-15T18:53:22Z

Congress, after five years of stalling and partisan gridlock, passed and President Obama has signed a three-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is the chief regulator of aviation in the United States and the allocator of ..

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Drones could come to Houston skies

2012-02-15T10:46:36Z

The Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, H.R. 658, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Tuesday — robots are coming to US airspace. These robots or “drones” are of the same caliber as the one ...

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President Obama Signs The FAA Modernization And Reform Act Of 2012 (H.R. 658)

2012-02-15T05:24:29Z

February 15, 2012 - On Tuesday President Barack Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 658) which will modernize the nation's aviation system. The law will provide $63.4 billion in FAA funding over four years, including about $11 .

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Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 588 and H.R. 658

2012-02-14T16:24:14Z

On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 588, which redesignates the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; and H.R. 658, the “FAA Modernization and Re ...

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Drones over Alaska: UAVs may play big role in developing Arctic

2012-02-13T23:49:14Z

H.R. 658, the FAA reauthorization bill, mandates that the FAA must designate six UAV test ranges in U.S. airspace within about six months. But a special clause, and the one most important to Alaska, will designate portions of airspace from the Aleutian ...

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Eye in the Sky Spying on Americans

2012-02-13T04:00:57Z

Votes in Congress • Week of Feb. 6

2012-02-13T01:02:00Z

(HR658) Yes • Blunt (R-Mo.), Durbin (D-Ill.) No • McCaskill (D-Mo.) Not voting • Kirk (R-Ill.) Federal Transportation Budget• Senators advanced, 85-11, a bill to authorize federal road, bridge, transit and highway-safety programs through Sept.

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Unmanned aerial drones the future of Arctic reconnaissance?

2012-02-12T18:56:55Z

Unmanned aerial drones the future of Arctic reconnaissance?

2012-02-12T18:56:55Z

FAA Bill Requires Preservation And Sharing Of Vintage Aircraft Data

2012-02-12T10:00:03Z

February 12, 2012 - Fans of American aviation are celebrating a landmark victory for the preservation and accessibility of historic aircraft data as the recently passed FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act 2012 (HR 658 ...

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Last week's votes in Congress

2012-02-11T20:59:48Z

Federal aviation budget. Voting 75 for and 20 against, the Senate on Feb. 6 sent President Obama a bill (HR 658) to authorize federal aviation programs through Sept. 30, 2015, at a cost of $63.3 billion, including $13.4 billion for airport ...

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How your lawmakers voted

2012-02-11T18:50:57Z

A yes vote was to pass the bill. Yes: Kinzinger, Biggert, Hultgren FEDERAL AVIATION BUDGET: Voting 75 for and 20 against, the Senate on Monday sent President Obama a bill (HR 658) to authorize federal aviation programs through Sept. 30, 2015, at a cost of

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The Air Medical Operators Association Commends Congress for Passing Aviation Reauthorization Legisla

2012-02-11T14:47:34Z

The "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012" (H.R. 658) includes a series of provisions directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to further improve and update the regulation of our industry. The AMOA has supported inclusion of air medical ...

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Congress eases air tour restrictions over national parks

2012-02-11T11:05:40Z

Congress approved and sent to President Barack Obama for his signature the Federal Aviation (FAA) Administration Modernization and Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 658). The bill's many provisions include one that would exempt small tour operators (those with

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Cravaack, staff deserve credit on EAS

2012-02-11T06:19:20Z

Rep. Cravaack was among the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members appointed by the House to work with the Senate on H.R. 658 which will continue funding for the Federal Aviation Administration including funding for Essential Air Service.

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Cravaack, staff deserve credit on EAS

2012-02-11T06:12:10Z

Cravaack, staff deserve credit on EAS

2012-02-11T06:12:10Z

Demand that President Obama Veto H.R. 658 And Scrub WAASS

2012-02-10T14:27:17Z

Known to the clueless as the "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012", but recognized by the concerned as the "Skynet Surveillance Enabling Act of 2012", H.R. 658 is now hovering at the White House just one corporate fascist puppet ...

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New FAA Reauthorization Bill Requires the Preservation and Sharing of Vintage Aircraft Data

2012-02-10T11:35:29Z

The FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act 2012 is available at: http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20120130/CRPT-112HPRT-HR658.pdf (see Title VIII, Sec. 816: Historical Aircraft Documents).

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NEMA supports provision on lithium battery air shipments.

2012-02-10T08:29:22Z

On February 6, the Senate approved the conference report for HR 658, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act, in a bipartisan 75-20 vote. The House approved the bill on February 3 by a 248-169 vote. The House first approved .

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Congress Approves 30,000 Spy Drones Over America As US Police State Tightens

2012-02-09T21:30:48Z

HR 658, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, has just passed both the House and the Senate which authorizes the use of 30,000 spy drones over America by the year 2015.If you divide that by 50 states, that is 600 ...

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The Air Medical Operators Association Commends Congress for Passing Aviation Reauthorization Legislation

2012-02-09T17:13:06Z

The Air Medical Operators Association Commends Congress for Passing Aviation Reauthorization Legislation

2012-02-09T14:28:28Z

Drones, cameras violate our 4th Amendment rights

2012-02-08T23:55:09Z

Legislation pending in Congress, H.R. 658, would allow for expansion of the use of drones, while the U.S. Army also recently issued a new directive to govern the growing use of unmanned aircraft systems or “drones” within the United States ...

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New FAA Reauthorization Bill Requires the Preservation and Sharing ff Vintage Aircraft Data

2012-02-08T19:58:56Z

Fans of American aviation are celebrating a landmark victory for the preservation and accessibility of historic aircraft data as the recently passed FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act 2012 (HR 658) makes its way to the White ..

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AIA Praises Congressional Passage of FAA reauthorization.

2012-02-08T08:24:35Z

Blakey Arlington, Va. - The Aerospace Industries Association welcomes House and Senate passage of the conference report on H.R. 658, the "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012." It is critical to FAA operations and offers stability and predictability to

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TSA Chief Vows to Implement New Standard for Private Screeners Under FAA Bill

2012-02-07T22:08:58Z

But the FAA authorization bill (HR 658) approved by the Senate on Feb. 6 appears to switch the burden of proof for approving the use of private screeners from airports to the TSA, Pistole testified before the House Homeland Security transportation security

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WAASS: H.R.658 Accelerates Drone Deployment For Surveillance

2012-02-07T11:46:12Z

Perhaps emboldened by the impotence of the ACLU, BORDC, Center for Constitutional Rights, "Oath Keepers" and other toothless rights watchdogs, as well as the inability of the Occupy Movement to break through the corporate-controlled mainstream ...

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ACLU warns Congress pushing ‘willy-nilly toward an era of aerial surveillance’

2012-02-07T01:30:35Z

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/06/aclu-warns-congress-pushing-willy-nilly-toward-an-era-of-aerial-surveillance/ On Monday, the Senate passed H.R. 658, a bill that would make it easier for law enforcement agencies to obtain and use ...

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Make Way For WAASS: H.R.658 Accelerates Drone Deployment For Surveillance Of American Citizens

2012-02-07T01:00:00Z

...Occupy Movement to break through the corporate-controlled mainstream media blackout of efforts to “Undo NDAA”, yesterday H.R.658 – euphemistically entitled the “FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act” – sailed throug

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Today in Congress: biding time, waiting on the budget games

2012-02-07T01:00:00Z

Recapping yesterday's action: We hope to begin consideration of the surface transportation bill during Tuesday’s session of the Senate. We hope. Yeah, that's it. The House ran through it's usual light (and late) first-day-of-the-week schedule without inc

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AIA Praises Congressional Passage of FAA Reauthorization

2012-02-06T19:54:09Z

Arlington, Va. -- The Aerospace Industries Association welcomes House and Senate passage of the conference report on H.R. 658, the "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012." It is critical to FAA operations and offers stability and ...

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AIA Praises Congressional Passage of FAA Reauthorization

2012-02-06T18:35:24Z

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aerospace Industries Association welcomes House and Senate passage of the conference report on H.R. 658, the "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012." It is critical to FAA operations and offers

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ACLU warns Congress pushing ‘willy-nilly toward an era of aerial surveillance’

2012-02-06T18:35:24Z

On Monday, the Senate passed H.R. 658, a bill that would make it easier for law enforcement agencies to obtain and use unmanned aerial vehicles. The bill was passed by the House on Friday. “Unfortunately, nothing in the bill would address the ...

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Petri Applauds House Passage of Long-Delayed FAA Reauthorization Bill

2012-02-06T11:40:14Z

The agreement, H.R. 658, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, ensures long-term aviation safety and infrastructure funding through 2015. "The funding for major airport infrastructure improvements makes this a jobs bill, one that will ...

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Petri Applauds House Passage of Long-Delayed FAA Reauthorization Bill

2012-02-06T11:33:04Z

Petri Applauds House Passage of Long-Delayed FAA Reauthorization Bill

2012-02-06T11:25:55Z

The agreement, H.R. 658, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, ensures long-term aviation safety and infrastructure funding through 2015. Story continues below ↓ "The funding for major airport infrastructure improvements makes this a ...

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Votes in Congress Week of Jan. 30

2012-02-06T01:03:08Z

(HR 658) Yes • Carnahan (D-Mo.), Akin (R-Mo.), Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), Emerson (R-Mo.), Costello (D-Ill.), Shimkus (R-Ill.). No • Clay (D-Mo.). Washington pay freeze • Members voted, 309-117, to add one more year — through 2013 — to ...

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This Week in Washington – February 6, 2012

2012-02-06T01:00:00Z

...expansion of federal law to make sure the new proposed law is not overbroad and vague. The Senate is expected to take up H.R.658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act. This is a conference report that the House has already passed. The remainder of the

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This Week in Congress

2012-02-06T01:00:00Z

...up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will begin consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act. There will be 2 hours and 30 minutes of debate on the conference report equally

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House urges pay freeze for feds

2012-02-06T00:55:59Z

Voting no: Brady, Fattah, Doyle, Holden. Federal aviation budget Voting 248 for and 169 against, the House on Thursday sent the Senate a bill (HR 658) to authorize federal aviation programs through Sept. 30, 2015, at a cost of $63.3 billion ...

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International, defense, homeland security

2012-02-05T18:58:04Z

First, the Conference Report for the legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), H.R. 658, which passed the House on Friday and is expected to pass the Senate this week, contains a provision urging the Transportation Security ...

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Senate passes FAA reauthorization bill: long-delayed legislation expected to be signed into law by the president

2012-02-05T18:58:04Z

The bill now goes to the President, who is expected to sign it into law. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 658), provides $15.9 billion annually for the agency through 2015 for operations, facilities, airport projects, air traffic control

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Roll Call: Week ending Feb. 3 House - ending Feb. 3

2012-02-05T04:10:26Z

North Dakota: Berg-R voted yes. South Dakota: Noem-R voted yes. Federal aviation budget: Voting 248 for and 169 against, the House on Feb. 2 sent the Senate a bill (HR658) to authorize federal aviation programs through Sept. 30, 2015 ...

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Area Votes in Congress

2012-02-05T02:58:51Z

Federal aviation budget. Voting 248-169, the House on Thursday sent the Senate a measure (H.R. 658) to authorize federal aviation programs through Sept. 30, 2015, at a cost of $63.3 billion, including $13.4 billion for airport improvements and ...

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Area Votes in Congress

2012-02-05T02:58:51Z

Area Votes in Congress

2012-02-05T02:58:51Z

Capitol Link

2012-02-05T01:54:26Z

A yes vote was to pass the bill. The House voted 248-169 on Thursday to send the Senate a bill (HR 658) to authorize federal aviation programs through Sept. 30, 2015, at a cost of $63.3 billion, including $13.4 billion for airport improvements and tens of

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House Approves FAA Modernization And Reform Act Of 2012, H.R. 658

2012-02-04T05:44:41Z

February 4, 2012 - The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bipartisan, bicameral, four-year infrastructure measure to reform Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs, improve the nation’s aviation infrastructure, modernize our air traffic .

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Chairmen Hall and Palazzo Statements on House Passage of FAA Reauthorization

2012-02-03T21:09:17Z

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the House of Representative passed H.R. 658, a bill reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through Fiscal Year 2015. Within the Science, Space, and Technology Committee's jurisdiction, the bill authorizes $168 ...

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Chairmen Hall and Palazzo Statements on House Passage of FAA Reauthorization

2012-02-03T20:33:30Z

Congressional Record: How your lawmakers voted this week

2012-02-03T20:33:30Z

A yes vote was to pass the bill. Yes: Kinzinger, Biggert, Hultgren FEDERAL AVIATION BUDGET: Voting 248 for and 169 against, the House on Thursday sent the Senate a bill (HR 658) to authorize federal aviation programs through Sept. 30, 2015, at a cost of $

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U.S. Rep. Petri: Applauds House passage of long-delayed FAA reauthorization bill

2012-02-03T16:01:29Z

House Passes Long-term Reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration

2012-02-03T15:11:22Z

H.R. 658, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, authorizes $63.4 billion in investment in federal aviation programs through 2015. It addition to maintaining the Essential Air Service program, the bill guarantees ...

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House Passes Long-term Reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration

2012-02-03T14:14:06Z

U.S. Rep. Petri: Applauds House passage of long-delayed FAA reauthorization bill

2012-02-03T12:41:03Z

House approves measure that places restrictions on NMB representation elections

2012-02-02T18:54:28Z

The House voted 248-169 in favor of the report reconciling the House and Senate versions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 658), which reauthorizes the agency’s programs and provides its funding for a four-year period. The House draft

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Agreement on U.S. Aviation Bill to End Stop-Gap Efforts

2012-02-01T11:31:50Z

That level is below the $3.5 billion approved for 2011. The bills being merged by the conference committee are H.R. 658 and S.B. 223. --With assistance from Laura Litvan in Washington. Editors: Bernard Kohn, Romaine Bostick To contact the ...

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Rehberg joins push on essential air service

2012-02-01T07:49:56Z

That's what we asked them to do in our letter."?? H.R. 658, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act includes language to gradually phase out EAS and terminate the program on October 1, 2013. This action would almost ...

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Agreement on U.S. Aviation Bill to End Years of Stop-Gap Efforts

2012-02-01T01:59:11Z

That level is below the $3.5 billion approved for 2011. The bills being merged by the conference committee are H.R. 658 and S.B. 223. --Editors: Bernard Kohn, Andrea Snyder To contact the reporter on this story: Alan Levin in Washington at ...

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Agreement on U.S. Aviation Bill to End Years of Stop-Gap Efforts

2012-01-31T23:21:42Z

That level is below the $3.5 billion approved for 2011. The bills being merged by the conference committee are H.R. 658 and S.B. 223. To contact the reporter on this story: Alan Levin in Washington at alevin24@bloomberg.net To contact the editor ...

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Thompson calls on FAA Conference Committee to pass Air Passengers Bill of Rights

2012-01-30T18:58:01Z

223. The House version of the FAA Authorization bill, H.R. 658, did not include specific language ensuring passengers could deplane after three hours on the tarmac. House and Senate members are expected to meet in conference committee on Tuesday to discuss

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Money Matters Unresolved in Partisan Peace on U.S. FAA Bill

2012-01-26T06:31:09Z

The extension bill passed in the House today is H.R. 3800. The House’s multiyear bill is H.R. 658. --With assistance from Michelle Jamrisko in Washington. Editors: Bernard Kohn, Andrea Snyder To contact the reporter on this story: Alan Levin ...

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Money Matters Unresolved in Partisan Peace on U.S. FAA Bill

2012-01-25T01:53:10Z

Money Matters Unresolved in Partisan Peace on U.S. FAA Bill

2012-01-24T14:18:49Z

Money Matters Unresolved in Partisan Peace on U.S. FAA Bill

2012-01-23T18:59:10Z

The extension bill passed in the House today is H.R. 3800. The House's multiyear bill is H.R. 658. --With assistance from Michelle Jamrisko in Washington. Editors: Bernard Kohn, Andrea Snyder

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Caution and optimism about the future of human spaceflight

2012-01-23T11:56:50Z

The issue may come to the head as part of work on a reauthorization legislation for the FAA. The House version of the bill, HR 658, includes a provision at the very end of the document amending the CSLAA. It would replace the eight-year ...

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Flight Patterns and Noise Concerns

2011-12-09T00:11:25Z

“As you work to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, H.R. 658, I urge you to retain S.AMDT 71,” said the letter, addressed to the chairmen of the House and Senate Infrastructure

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Congress Should Halt FAA Plan to Destroy the Privacy of Noncommercial Flights

2011-09-22T01:00:00Z

[18] The House of Representatives passed such legislation as Section 817 of the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) on April 1, 2011. The Senate passed HR 658 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, which did not include a ...

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EAS, other topics discussed at town hall meeting with Berg Thursday

2011-09-02T01:00:00Z

He voted for HR 658 in April that including phasing out all EAS funding by 2013. After the town hall meeting Berg said it was that vote which allowed him to join an EAS working group in the US House to further evaluate EAS. ...

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Rep. Rick Berg grilled on EAS vote at Jamestown town hall

2011-09-01T01:00:00Z

He voted for HR 658 in April that including phasing out all EAS funding by 2013. After the town hall meeting, Berg said it was that vote that allowed him to join an EAS working group in the US House to further evaluate EAS. ...

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Legislation & politics

2011-08-08T01:00:00Z

The House version of a four-year FAA reauthorization bill (HR 658), which passed in April, contains a provision that would repeal the rule, while a Senate version of the bill (S. 223), passed in February, does contain the provision. ...

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Chief Information Officer's Donation History, FAA Deals and More in Capital ...

2011-08-08T01:00:00Z

The first, HR 658, or the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, is the bill in center stage during the current negotiations. The other bill the FAA Managers Association has lobbied on this year is the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and ...

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Republicans should compromise on FAA extension

2011-08-03T01:00:00Z

It seems very reasonable for the House to restore the 75-year procedure, by specifying it in HR 658 (their long-term FAA Reauthorization Bill) that passed 4/1/11 is defensible. Contrary to what Sen. Reid and Rockefeller stated, HR 2553 has no union or ...

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Remainders: Dictator

2011-07-28T01:00:00Z

HR 658-- The House Republican FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act will destroy 70000 jobs, undermine our nation's infrastructure, and jeopardize runway safety and improvements. In addition, Republicans have also unveiled a proposal to slash critical ..

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Port of Orcas considers marina, other ways to generate revenue

2011-07-26T01:00:00Z

Thurman said that funding for the Federal Aviation Administration's use tax-funded Airport Improvement Project may well be reduced this year if HR 658 makes its way successfully through the senate. HR 658 would reduce annual AIP funding by $500 millio

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Rahall Says That House Republican Tactics Jeopardize FAA Negotiations

2011-07-20T01:00:00Z

The House earlier this year voted to approve the “FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011” (HR 658), a highly controversial four-year reauthorization of the FAA introduced by Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL). HR 658 proposes dangerous funding ..

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The following information was released by the National Air Transportation ...

2011-07-01T01:00:00Z

The House FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) includes a provision directing the FAA to develop a plan, within 120-days of enactment, containing the specific research and development objectives for a transition to an unleaded aviation ...

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Another Short-Term FAA Extension Needed by Friday

2011-06-22T01:00:00Z

Congressional negotiators looking to resolve and reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of a multi-year FAA reauthorization bill (HR 658 and S. 223) have only two days before the current extension expires on June 30. ...

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This Week in Congress

2011-06-20T01:00:00Z

Young (FL) - Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule) Possible Consideration of Legislation Related to HR 658 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (Rep. Mica - Transportation and Infrastructure/Science, Space, ...

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Recapping Last Week in Congress

2011-06-20T01:00:00Z

The week ahead on the Hill: Senate votes on Panetta, Petraeus testifies, and ...

2011-06-20T01:00:00Z

There is also a possibility that the House may take up legislation related to HR 658, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act. The Senate is also in session. 8 am: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. ...

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Talking politics: Benishek discusses voting record, debt

2011-06-11T01:00:00Z

HR 658 provides EAS funding of $98 million for FY 2011, $60 million in 2012, and $30 million in 2013. The program will not extend beyond 2013. After his vote, Benishek faced some criticism because the program's eventual elimination could negatively ..

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Congress: Don't Stop Europe From Controlling Aviation Carbon Pollution

2011-06-03T01:00:00Z

When the US House of Representatives passed a bill to reauthorize the FAA they included a provision (HR 658, sec. 511) which would seek to undermine Europe's efforts to control carbon pollution from aircraft that land and take-off in Europe. ...

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Congress should not try to stop the Europeans from controlling aviation's ...

2011-06-02T01:00:00Z

House Dems say long-term FAA extension in jeopardy over funding, union language

2011-05-23T01:00:00Z

The language in the GOP bill, HR 658, would repeal a National Mediation Board (NMB) decision that allowed unions to be formed by only counting the votes of members who vote. Prior to this 2010 decision, non-voting members were counted as "no" vo

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NBAA SENDS JOINT LETTER TO CONGRESS URGING PRESERVATION OF THE BARR

2011-05-13T01:00:00Z

In reconciling the differences between the House and Senate reauthorization bills, the groups urge that the final legislation include Section 817 of the House-passed FAA reauthorization measure, HR 658, which would preserve the BARR program. ...

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Legislation & politics

2011-05-10T01:00:00Z

The US House of Representatives passed HR 658, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, which includes a provision repealing the National Mediation Board´s 2010 rule for representation elections. ...

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Check My Les Paul? No Freakin' Way: Fed Sets Instrument Carry-On Rules

2011-05-09T01:00:00Z

But in the House version of this bill (HR 658… Boooo!), the language is loosened to require that the instrument be stowed “in accordance with the requirements for carriage of carry-on baggage or cargo set forth by the Administrator [of the FAA]. ...

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Hearing Charter: Office of Commercial Space Transportation's Fiscal Year 2012 ...

2011-05-06T01:00:00Z

On March 31, 2011, during House consideration of HR 658, the FAA Air Transportation and Modernization and Safety Improvement Act of 2011, an amendment was adopted by the House that, among other provisions, extended the regulatory prohibition for ...

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FAA bans new airport access pacts

2011-04-27T01:00:00Z

NATA is concerned that the provision in the “FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011” (HR 658) threatens the federal investment in the nation's public-use airports and jeopardizes the businesses at those airports. In late 2009, the FAA released

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RAA: FAA reauthorization bill 'still not a done deal'

2011-04-26T01:00:00Z

That the House of Representatives would prove her wrong “was a little bit surprising,” she told AIN just days after the House of Representatives passed the “FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011” (HR 658) by a 223-196 vote based largely along

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2011-04-15T20:00:00Z

With Senate approval of the FAA bill, our anti-drone lobbying shifted to the House of Representatives where the FAA reauthorization (HR 658) containing pro-drone amendments similar to those in the Senate was still under consideration. ...

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General aviation flight information: private no more

2011-04-14T20:00:00Z

A provision in the FAA reauthorization bill (HR 658) passed by the House of Representatives on April 1—supported by trade groups representing business aviation and general aviation—would preserve the BARR program and directs the FAA to allow aircraft

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Capitol View - April 2011

2011-04-11T20:00:00Z

HR 658 passed by a vote of 223-169. The Senate passed its own version of the bill in February. S.223 is a two-year, $34.6 billion reauthorization. There were over 30 amendments considered in the House, with 14 of those being adopted. ...

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President signs stopgap extension of aviation tax rates

2011-04-11T20:00:00Z

Both the House and Senate are working on bills that address aviation tax rates over several years. In the House, HR 658 maintains current aviation tax rates for four years, while the Senate has approved S. 223, which would increase the general aviation ..

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Deadline extended for Small Business Lending Fund

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

For more information on the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act (HR 658): thomas.loc.gov. Good news on the consumer debt front: Credit card delinquencies fell to their lowest level in almost a decade, and personal bankruptcies declined as well. ...

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Capitol View: A Publication Of Venable's Legislative And Government Affairs ...

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

Senate Appoints Conferees to FAA Bill

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

In a procedural move, the Senate also passed the House version of the bill (HR 658) after striking the language in the legislation and inserting the text of its own bill (S. 223). The current short-term FAA extension, which Congress passed last week, ...

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How they voted: Maine's congressional delegation, March 28-April 7, 2011

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

M., to the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act (HR 658). The amendment would have authorized Dona Ana County in New Mexico to transfer land to a private investor in return for other land and a road providing access to a county airport. ...

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Voterama: How Congress voted

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

A yes vote backed HR 658. Union Elections: Members refused, 206-220, to strip HR 658 (above) of language making it harder for airline and railroad workers to unionize. The language required organizers to get a majority of all workers, not just of those ..

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Voterama: How Congress voted

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

House bill would remake Federal Aviation Administration

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

The FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) was adopted by a vote of 223 to 196. On Friday the House Republicans announced the passage of "dramatic FAA reform & job-creation legislation" designed to save $4 billion by "strea

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Must be a right guaranteed under Beethoven's Fifth Amendment

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) on the House floor, speaking March 31 against passage of HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011: I do want to thank Chairman Mica and Congressman Coble for including language in the Manager's Amendment to ...

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AIA encouraged by House passage of FAA Reauthorization Bill.

2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

AIA supports the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) approved by the US House April 1. "We're very pleased that the House has passed this vital piece of legislation," said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. "After a

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NEMA welcomes House legislation on lithium battery standards.

2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

April 5, 2011 - House of Representatives has approved HR 658, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Reform Act. It includes NEMA-backed provision directing US DOT to ensure its regulations governing air transport of Li-Ion or ...

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2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to HR 658 as it currently stands. While I support a long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, this bill is the wrong approach to doing so. I was extremely disappointed in the decision of my ...

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House Bill Backs Public-Private NextGen Financing

2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

The House bill, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658), was approved by a vote of 223 to 196. The House and Senate must now meet in conference to negotiate bills approved by each chamber. According to the House Transportation Committee ..

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House revives DC's school-voucher system

2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

Voting 223-196 against, the House on Friday passed a bill (HR 658) authorizing federal aviation programs at a cost of nearly $60 billion through 2014, down about $4 billion from current spending levels. The funding will come from a combination of ...

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Waxman Introduces Amendment to Bring FAA, Santa Monica to the Table

2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 658, passed the House of Representatives Friday by a vote of 223-196. The Senate has its own version of the bill, and the two bills now have to be reconciled before FAA reauthorization can become law. “The amendment I offer today is simple

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Votes in Congress

2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

Costello (D-Ill.) Union elections • Members refused, 220-206, to strip HR 658 (above) of language making it harder for airline and railroad workers to unionize. The language requires organizers to get a majority of all workers, not just of those voting

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Area Votes in Congress | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-04-03

2011-04-02T20:00:00Z

Voting 223-196, the House passed a bill (HR 658) authorizing federal aviation programs at a cost of nearly $60 billion through 2014, down about $4 billion from current spending levels. The funding will come from a combination of discretionary ...

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2011-04-01T20:00:00Z

Today Congressman Mike Pompeo (KS-04) voted for HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. The legislation passed the House on a vote of 223 – 196. Mr. Pompeo commented, “This is a fiscally conservative bill that meets the significant ...

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AIA Encouraged by Passage of House FAA Reauthorization Bill

2011-04-01T20:00:00Z

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIA supports the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) approved by the US House April 1. "We're very pleased that the House has passed this vital piece of legislation," said AIA President and CEO Mari

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2011-04-01T20:00:00Z

House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri cheered House passage today of HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. “The last reauthorization was in 2003. It expired in 2007. Since then, we have had a series of 18 short term ...

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How they voted (April 3)

2011-04-01T20:00:00Z

•H RES 189 Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 658) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 (passed, 249-171): Pearce, yes; Heinrich, yes; ...

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Updates From Congressman Capuano

2011-04-01T20:00:00Z

This week the House considered HR 658: the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. I offered my legislation, the Baggage Fee Fairness Act, as an amendment to HR 658. Unfortunately, in a clear demonstration of the power of special interests, ...

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2011-04-01T20:00:00Z

McKinley Votes Against EAS Bill

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

"HR 658 is common-sense legislation that achieves more with less by streamlining FAA programs and consolidating old, obsolete and duplicative FAA facilities," Gibbs said. "Furthermore, the bill provides for the implementation of NextGen tec

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"One Minutes" (5 per side)

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

Complete Consideration of HR 658 - FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (Rep. Mica - Transportation and Infrastructure/Science and Technology/Judiciary) HR 1255 - Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011 (Rep. Womack – Appropriations) (Subject .

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Contentious Conference Looms For FAA Funding Bill

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

...U.S. House of Representatives passed its four-year FAA reauthorization bill (H.R.658) Friday by a vote of 223 to 196. The bill contains numerous provisions that will be a tough sell in conference with the Senate, which passed a two-year bill. An amendme

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Air Transport Association Congratulates the House T&I Committee for its ...

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

... today congratulated the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee members and other representatives for their leadership on passage of HR. 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, which passed today by a vote of 223-196. ...

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Air Transport Association Congratulates the House T&I Committee for its ...

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

House Votes to Reject Union Boss-Backed FAA Amendment On Air & Rail Elections

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

The FAA bill, HR 658, repeals the NMB decision, and LaTourette's amendment would have removed this language from the bill. Earlier this week, the White House warned it would veto the FAA bill unless the labor language was removed. ...

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AIA Encouraged by Passage of House FAA Reauthorization Bill

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

ARLINGTON, Va., April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AIA supports the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) approved by the US House April 1. “We're very pleased that the House has passed this vital piece of legislation,” said A

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McKinley Votes Against EAS Bill

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

The House approved HR 658 by a vote of 223-196 and will have to reconcile it with a Senate-passed bill that does not include any provisions pertaining to lithium batteries. The battery provision, offered by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ...

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House passes bill with UAV clause

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

Previously, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) included no new test sites for unmanned aircraft. The legislative effort would allow the FAA to create the four test sites to study the effectiveness of allowing unmanned aircraft ...

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Airline bill could ax Visalia airport funding

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

Provisions of HR 658, introduced in February by Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., would eliminate the subsides by Oct. 1, 2013, for service to 110 airports in the continental United States, while maintaining the program for Hawaii and Alaska. ...

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House Decides Congress, Not NMB, Should Set Labor Policy

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

The vote came during debate on HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act. (The full bill just passed, 223-196.) The amendment's defeat means that a provision sponsored by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and supported by the National Association of ...

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Today in Congress

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

House FAA Vote to Keep US Competitive in Lithium Batteries

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

When the US House passed HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act, it also acted to prevent federal regulators from imposing unnecessarily burdensome and expensive rules on the shipping of lithium batteries as air cargo. SEC. 814. ...

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House Passes Four-Year FAA Funding Bill

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

...U.S. House of Representatives passed the FAA reauthorization bill (H.R.658) by a vote of 223 to 196 before 1 p.m. on Friday, April 1, after starting floor debate at noon the day before. This bill must now go through what can only be expected to be a lab

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Tell Congress: A nighttime ban at California Airports won't fly

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

Later today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) will be considered on the House floor. During House debate on the bill, Reps. Schiff (D-CA), Sherman (D-CA) and Berman (D-CA) will offer an amendment ..

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Today in Congress

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

Gibbs - Transportation and Infrastructure/Agriculture) Begin Consideration of HR 658 - FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (Rep. Mica - Transportation and Infrastructure/Science and Technology/Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule) Following any leader ...

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GOP Bill Destroys Jobs; Offers Disturbing Standards for Workers' Voting Rights

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

HR 658 cuts almost $2 billion from the Airport Improvement Program, which provides grants to airports for constructing and improving runways and terminals. This provision alone will cost us 70000 jobs over the course of this four-year reauthorization ...

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Legislative Alert: Speak Out on FAA Reauthorization Amendments

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

The US House of Representatives has begun consideration of HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. HAI strongly encourages the helicopter industry and its members to weigh in on two amendments with their representatives in the House. ...

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Manufacturers Issue Key Vote on Lithium Battery Shipments

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

Bob Filner (D-CA), to HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. The House is currently debating the bill and the 30 (!) amendments approved for consideration. The NAM supports language in Chairman John Mica's (R-FL) Manager's Amendme

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White House Issues Veto Warning if Fair Air and Rail Election Rules Repealed

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

If House Republicans prevail and their move to overturn fair and democratic election rules for air and rail workers remains in the final version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill (HR 658), ...

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THE NIGHTLY WHIP: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

Higgins Speaks Out Against Airline Safety Cuts

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

This week, the House will consider the FAA Re-authorization and Reform Act (HR 658). Congressman Brian Higgins spoke in opposition to an amendment to the bill which would make it more difficult for the FAA to implement aviation safety reforms, ...

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Restore Precedent, Representation to Transportation Union Votes

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

The major piece of legislation on the House floor today is HR 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act. The entire bill is important to manufacturers, and we're also paying to several amendments and issues that will be debated. (House floor schedule. .

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2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

House lawmakers Thursday began considering amendments to HR 658, a four-year FAA reauthorization bill that would cut AIP funding to $3 billion per year and keep the federal cap on local PFCs at $4.50. Before adjourning for the evening, ...

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A Key Vote Letter: Labor Policy is Congress' Responsibility

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

The National Association of Manufacturers has just issued a “Key Vote” letter urging House members to vote against the LaTourette/Costello amendment to HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act. The amendment would, in effect, endorse the Nationa

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Rep. Mica Vows To Complete FAA Bill By Friday, April 1

2011-03-29T20:00:00Z

...a reference to the Senate two-year bill. More than 50 possible amendments were submitted March 29 in the House to the bill (H.R.658), but the Rules Committee yesterday afternoon was scheduled to pare that down to a workable number. The same sticking poi

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Unionization by Regulation

2011-03-29T20:00:00Z

The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2011 (HR 658) would restore the old voting rule requiring a majority of workers in the bargaining unit to vote for a union in order for the union to be certified as those workers' exclusive bargaining representative. ...

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The US House on Tuesday Passed One More Continuing Resolution …

2011-03-29T20:00:00Z

On Thursday, the full House is scheduled to begin consideration of the four-year FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658), which Mica's office says will save some $4 billion by streamlining and consolidating FAA programs and facilities, ...

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NBAA welcomes congressional action to preserve the BARR

2011-03-29T20:00:00Z

Thomas Petri, Chairman of the T&I Committee's Subcommittee on Aviation, for their work to include the BARR-related provisions in the manager's amendment to HR 658. "On behalf of NBAA Member Companies across the US, we commend these Congre

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How hard should it be to form a union?

2011-03-29T20:00:00Z

Their GOP allies in the House tucked a provision reversing the new interpretation into a bill (HR 658) reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. That prompted some of labor's allies to complain that Republicans were "union busting. ...

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2011-03-28T20:00:00Z

It is also a good example of why the fight over the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 is important and why the LaTourette/Costello Amendment to HR 658 should be defeated (again). Last year, the pro-union appointees on the National Mediation ...

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Model plane hobbyists oppose FAA

2011-03-28T20:00:00Z

He would like someone to offer an amendment to exempt the hobby when an FAA reauthorization bill (HR 658) lands on the House floor March 31. “It basically boils down to the fact that we existed since before even manned aircraft,” Hanson said. ...

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This Week in Congress

2011-03-27T20:00:00Z

Boehner - Oversight and Government Reform) (Subject to a Rule) HR 658 - FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (Rep. Mica - Transportation and Infrastructure/Science and Technology/Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule) Following any leader remarks, ...

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First Vote Of The Week: Tuesday 6:30 pm

2011-03-27T20:00:00Z

Dispatch from the Front: The Week of March 28

2011-03-27T20:00:00Z

... and HR 839, the HAMP Termination Act. The Wednesday schedule features HR 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and HR 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. Debate begins Thursday on HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act, ...

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Model airplane enthusiast: Hobby under attack by FAA

2011-03-20T20:00:00Z

As a retired member of the US Air Force who was formerly stationed at Pease Air Force Base, Karoleski said his interest in model aircraft recently turned political when he learned of the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act, HR 658, making its way ...

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House R&D bill would continue unleaded-fuel research

2011-03-17T20:00:00Z

The legislation was introduced March 9 by committee Chairman Ralph M. Hall (R-Texas), and will be incorporated into the FAA reauthorization bill, HR 658, that was approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last month. ...

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Temporary FAA funding approved by House panel

2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

A longer-term bill, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, HR 658, would fund the FAA for the next four years. But that measure has been caught up in union objections to provisions in the bill they say would make it harder for airline and ...

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House Extends FAA Funding And Programs For 60 Days

2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee approved a 60-day extension for FAA funding and programs, from March 31 to May 31, while FAA fiscal 2011 reauthorization continues to be debated. The committee passed the bill (H

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House Committee Approves Airport and Airway Trust Fund Bill

2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

HR 1034, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011, would extend aviation trust fund taxes and expenditure authority through September 30, 2014, the same duration as HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. ...

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FAA Bill Slated For Committee Action

2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

The bill would extend aviation trust fund taxes and expenditure authority through September 30, 2014 - the same duration as HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is scheduled to mark ...

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Committees To Move On FAA Funding March 16

2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

...to spend the funds until October 2014. This four-year bill sets the same date as the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act (H.R.658). In a new twist, the Ways and Means bill would not increase fuel taxes for general aviation, as both the Senate bill and la

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Republicans Are Going After Unions at the Federal Level Too

2011-03-07T19:00:00Z

...federal level. In February, the House Transportation Committee marked up a Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill (H.R.658) that contains this innocuous looking provision on page 260 of 261: Effective January 1, 2011, the rule prescribed by

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2011-02-21T19:00:00Z

However, the USD59 billion House bill, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658), extends four years. Still both are too short given the fact that the last reauthorization bill was passed in 2003, expired in 2007 and forced no fewer than ...

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Federal Aviation Administration facing funding cuts

2011-02-17T19:00:00Z

The full text of the legislation, HR 658, is available online. The House leaders claim the bill “institutes a risk-based approach to inspections of foreign repair stations in a manner that protects US jobs and respects bilateral agreements. ...

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Senate Passes FAA Bill, EAS Still Alive

2011-02-17T19:00:00Z

...only $3.176 billion in fiscal 2011 and reduces that level to $3 billion for the next three years in its four-year funding bill (H.R.658). The Senate also defeated a Coburn effort to decrease the federal share of project costs under AIP for small- and me

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2011-02-16T19:00:00Z

Alexandria, VA, February 16, 2011 - Earlier today, the US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. A four-year bill, HR 658 includes a number of critically ...

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2011-02-16T19:00:00Z

House committee approves FAA funding bill without FedEx labor provision

2011-02-16T19:00:00Z

John L. Mica (R-Fla.), showed little interest in the provision and was willing to jettison it in order to pass an FAA funding bill. The legislation is HR 658, the "FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011." It was introduced by Rep. Mica and b

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Rep. Jerry Costello concerned with FAA bill

2011-02-16T19:00:00Z

WASHINGTON – US Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL), Ranking Democrat on the Aviation Subcommittee, today voted against HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, during a full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup due to ...

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2011-02-16T19:00:00Z

Senators Reach Compromise On Reagan Washington Airport Slots

2011-02-16T19:00:00Z

...FAA $9.6 billion for operations, up from $9.3 billion in 2010, and sets the overall request for two years at $34.5 billion. The House version (H.R.658) is a four-year bill that authorizes $59.7 billion for the FAA and sets lower spending levels for AIP.

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2011-02-15T19:00:00Z

(SitNews) - The US House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a legislative mark-up this morning of HR 658, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. HR 658 is long-term ...

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2011-02-15T19:00:00Z

Young offers proposal to save rural air transport subsidy

2011-02-15T19:00:00Z

The US House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a legislative mark-up Wednesday morning of HR 658, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. Young worked with Chairman John .

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AAAE Urges Lawmakers To Support Continued AIP Funding For Airports of All Sizes

2011-02-15T19:00:00Z

While we have been working aggressively to convince Congress of the merits of this policy objective, to date, neither the bill being debated on the Senate floor this week (S. 223) nor the House FAA reauthorization bill (HR 658) headed for floor ...

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Young offers proposal to save rural air transport subsidy

2011-02-15T19:00:00Z

House Committee Approves FAA Bill

2011-02-15T19:00:00Z

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday approved the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, HR 658. The Republican-drafted bill would keep the PFC cap at $4.50, reduce AIP funding to $3 billion per year and phase out the ...

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House Committee Sends FAA Bill To Floor

2011-02-15T19:00:00Z

...of 34-25 after much disagreement over a labor provision and phasing out the Essential Air Service Program (EAS). The bill (H.R.658) contains a section to void the National Mediation Board’s recent change in labor law that permits counting only the vot

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Lawmakers fighting to keep EAS alive

2011-02-14T19:00:00Z

The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (HR 658) offers a compromise in that proposes to phase out EAS over the next four years in the Lower 48 while keeping it in Alaska and Hawaii. ...

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Senators Debate DCA Slots Availability

2011-02-14T19:00:00Z

...instead of five. On the House side, Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) has an amendment ready to strike Section 903 of the House bill (H.R.658), which would reverse new National Mediation Board procedures on airline union elections (Aviation Daily, Feb. 14)..

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Lawmakers To Continue Debate On FAA Bill; FY12 Budget Request To Be Released

2011-02-13T19:00:00Z

Last Friday, Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, HR 658. ...

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House Cuts AIP Funding, Leaves PFC Cap

2011-02-10T19:00:00Z

...provisions that would put a squeeze on service to, and projects for, airports nationwide. The proposed four-year bill (H.R.658) would keep the passenger facility charge cap at $4.50 instead of raising it to $7 or eliminating it entirely, which was a las

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Air Transport Association Applauds House FAA Bill for Furthering Airline ...

2011-02-10T19:00:00Z

... bill (HR 658) that recognizes the airlines' critical role in the economy and takes measures to enhance the global competitiveness of US airlines. ...

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