Essential Air Service Preservation Act of 2005
Latest action · Jan 31, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S670)
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Essential Air Service Preservation Act of 2005 - Amends Federal transportation law to repeal the mandate for the Essential Air Service local participation program (a pilot program under which up to ten designated essential air service communities located near hub airports shall assume ten percent of their essential air service subsidy costs for a four-year period).
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2005 to Jun 13, 2005; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Feb 3, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Mar 9, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Apr 4, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jun 13, 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 Jan 31, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S670)
- Jan 31, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S670)
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 S670Text printed S670 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text) | Jan 31, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve the essential air service program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Essential Air Service Preservation Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Access to airports
- Airline passenger traffic
- Airlines
- Airports
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federal-local relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Housing and Community Development
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Small towns
- Subsidies
- Transportation and Public Works
- Urban affairs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2005Introduced in Senate
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