Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006
Latest action · Jul 18, 2006 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2005
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 to exempt from liability a nonprofit volunteer pilot organization or a referring agency of such organization that flies for public benefit, its staff members, and its volunteers for harm caused by a volunteer while flying on behalf of the organization an aircraft for which the volunteer was properly licensed and insured, unless the conduct constitutes a federal crime of terrorism, or an act of domestic terrorism, or the entity has been convicted of providing material support to terrorists. (Maintains the Act's current liability provisions for willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious, flagrant indifference to rights or safety.) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the liability for negligence of a volunteer of a nonprofit volunteer pilot organization that flies for public benefit with respect to amounts within the limits of required liability insurance coverage.
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.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2005 to Mar 15, 2006; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-CA | Randy (Duke) Cunningham | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Apr 27, 2005 |
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | May 19, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 19, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 19, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Mar 15, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2005Markup Mar 2, 2006Reported Mar 16, 2006 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 18, 2006 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2006Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 17, 2006Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 17, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5242-5244)
- Jul 17, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1871.
- Jul 17, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5242)
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
- Mar 10, 2006H.R. 1871, Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 2, 2006</p>
- Mar 10, 2006H.R. 1871, Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 2, 2006
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 929 | Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Apr 27, 2005 |
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 of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2006Referred in Senate
- Jul 17, 2006Engrossed in House
- Mar 15, 2006Reported in House
- Apr 27, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.