Wright Amendment Reform Act
Latest action · Sep 15, 2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
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.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wright Amendment Reform Act - Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979, with respect to provisions concerning air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas (the Wright Amendment), to authorize domestic air carriers and foreign air carriers (with respect to foreign air transportation) to offer for sale and provide through service and ticketing air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas, and any U.S. or foreign destination through any point within Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama (effectively expanding domestic and foreign air service to and from Love Field, Texas). Terminates such provisions (including the amendment made by this Act) eight years after enactment of this Act.
Prohibits: (1) a person from providing nonstop air passenger service for compensation between Love Field, Texas, and any point or points outside the 50 states or the District of Columbia; and (2) a federal official or employee from designating Love Field, Texas, as an initial point of entry into the United States or a last point of departure from the United States.
Limits charter flights at Love Field, Texas, to: (1) destinations within the 50 states and the District of Columbia; and (2) no more than 10 per month per air carrier for charter flights beyond the states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama. Requires: (1) air carriers, with specified exceptions, who lease gate space for flights to and from Love Field, Texas, to depart from and arrive at such gates; and (2) operators of charter flights from Love Field, Texas, who do not lease gate space to depart from nonterminal facilities or one of the terminal gates at Love Field, Texas.
Deems any action taken by the city of Dallas, the city of Forth Worth, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board to implement a certain agreement to resolve the "Wright Amendment Issues" dated July 11, 2006, to be in compliance with certain obligations under federal transportation. Declares that nothing in such agreement shall affect general aviation service at Love Field, Texas.
Directs the city of Dallas, Texas, to reduce the number of gates available for air service at Love Field, Texas, to no more than 20 gates (and, thereafter, with a limit not to exceed a maximum of 20 gates).
Grants the Department of Transportation (DOT) exclusive authority to review actions taken under this Act.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2006 to Sep 6, 2006; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Jul 18, 2006 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jul 20, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jul 20, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 6, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 18, 2006Markup Jul 19, 2006Reported Jul 26, 2006 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2006Discharged Jul 19, 2006 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2006Markup Sep 13, 2006Reported Sep 15, 2006 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2006Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-600, Part II.
- Sep 15, 2006Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
- Sep 13, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 13, 2006Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 26, 2006Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-600, Part I.
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 14, 2006H.R. 5830, Wright Amendment Reform Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 13, 2006</p>
- Sep 14, 2006H.R. 5830, Wright Amendment Reform ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 13, 2006
- Jul 24, 2006H.R. 5830, Wright Amendment Reform Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 19, 2006</p>
- Jul 24, 2006H.R. 5830, Wright Amendment Reform ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 19, 2006
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3661 | Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006 | Related bill | Oct 13, 2006 |
| HR 6228 | Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006 | Related bill | Sep 28, 2006 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 29 of the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air transportation to and from Love Field, Texas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Wright Amendment Reform Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Wright Amendment Reform Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2006Reported in House
- Jul 18, 2006Introduced in House
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