A bill to extend the aviation war risk insurance program for 3 years.
Latest action · Mar 27, 2006 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 377.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends federal transportation law to extend through December 31, 2008, the Secretary of Transportation's authority to: (1) issue war risk insurance policies to air carriers; and (2) certify that an air carrier is a victim of an act of terrorism and not liable for losses suffered by third parties that exceed $100 million, as well as immunity from punitive damages (with the federal government responsible for any liability above $100 million).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Original | May 23, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 23, 2005Markup Nov 17, 2005Reported Mar 27, 2006 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2006Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens without amendment. With written report No. 109-223.
- Mar 27, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 377.
- Nov 17, 2005Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 23, 2005Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5787)
- May 23, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5787)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S5787Text printed S5787 | John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (text) | May 23, 2005 |
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
- Jan 10, 2006S. 1102, A bill to extend the aviation war risk insurance program for three years<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 17, 2005</p>
- Jan 10, 2006S. 1102, A bill to extend the aviation war risk insurance program for three yearsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 17, 2005
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3065 | To extend the aviation war risk insurance program for 3 years. | Identical bill | Jun 27, 2005 |
| HR 5197 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation war risk insurance program. | Related bill | Apr 27, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to extend the aviation war risk insurance program for 3 years.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2006Reported to Senate
- May 23, 2005Introduced in Senate
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.