American Right to Fly Act
Latest action · Jul 19, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 19, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Right to Fly Act - Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to add specified states to the number for which air transportation is authorized between Love Field, Texas, and one or points within such states. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering or preempting any valid exercise of proprietary powers contained in a lawfully adopted Airport Master Plan for Dallas Love Field.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2005 to Jun 14, 2006; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jul 19, 2005 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jul 19, 2005 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Jul 19, 2005 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Jul 22, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Sep 26, 2005 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Nov 8, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Jun 14, 2006 |
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 Jul 19, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jul 19, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-1098 | THE WRIGHT AMENDMENT118 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Nov 10, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2646 | Right to Fly Act | Related bill | May 27, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to remove the restrictions on commercial air service at Love Field, Texas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Right to Fly Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 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.