Freedom to Fly Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 20, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom to Fly Act of 2007 - Allows a pilot who has attained 60 years of age to serve as a passenger airline pilot until the age of 65 years old only if the pilot serves: (1) as a required pilot in multi-crew aircraft operations; and (2) with another required pilot who has not yet attained 60 years of age. Terminates the age-60 rule (mandatory retirement age) 30 days after enactment of this Act.
Declares that such requirements shall not provide the basis for a claim of seniority made under any labor bargaining agreement in effect between the pilots and an air carrier by any pilot who has attained age 60 before the effective date of this Act and who is seeking a position as a pilot with such carrier following that pilot's termination or cessation of employment or promotion or transfer to another position with such air carrier.
Cosponsors 315
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to Dec 12, 2007, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Mar 1, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 65 | Freedom to Fly Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jan 4, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Age and employment
- Age discrimination
- Aircraft pilots
- Airline employees
- Airlines
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Transportation
- Flight crews
- Government Operations and Politics
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Retirement age
- Social Welfare
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
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