Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2004
Latest action · Sep 29, 2004 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 747.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2003
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 13, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 to exempt from liability a nonprofit volunteer pilot organization that flies for public benefit, its staff members, and its volunteers for harm caused by a volunteer while flying, in furtherance of the purpose of the organization, an aircraft for which the volunteer was properly licensed and insured.
Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the availability of insurance to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 447 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed385–12 | Sep 14, 2004 |
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2003 to Sep 13, 2004; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Apr 7, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Randy (Duke) Cunningham | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 9, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Mar 4, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Mar 11, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Mar 31, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Apr 21, 2004 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 6, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Sep 13, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2003Hearings Jul 20, 2004Markup Sep 8, 2004Reported Sep 13, 2004 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2004Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 747.
- Sep 28, 2004Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Sep 15, 2004Received in the Senate.
- Sep 14, 2004Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 14, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7092-7095)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9986 | Jeff Sessions R-AL | Sep 29, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9864 | William H. Frist R-TN | Sep 28, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7075, H7092–H7095Text printed H7092Recorded votes H7098enact | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI, J. Randy Forbes R-VA, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom DeLay R-TX | Sep 14, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 13, 2004H.R. 1084, Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 8, 2004</p>
- Sep 13, 2004H.R. 1084, Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 8, 2004
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | GOOD SAMARITAN VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2003, THE NONPROFIT ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2003, AND THE VOLUNTEER PILOT ORGANIZATION PROTECTION ACT43 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jul 20, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 955 | Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act | Identical bill | Apr 30, 2003 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2004Placed on Calendar Senate
- Sep 14, 2004Engrossed in House
- Sep 13, 2004Reported in House
- Mar 5, 2003Introduced in House
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