HR 1125 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 16, 2007
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 16, 2007
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalFeb 16, 2007
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalFeb 16, 2007
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalFeb 16, 2007
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalFeb 16, 2007
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalFeb 16, 2007
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalFeb 16, 2007
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.OriginalFeb 16, 2007
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalFeb 16, 2007
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungMar 1, 2007
D-CODiana DeGetteMar 1, 2007
R-VAJo Ann DavisMar 1, 2007
R-SCJoe WilsonMar 1, 2007
R-ALMike RogersMar 1, 2007
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterMar 6, 2007
R-FLConnie MackMar 6, 2007
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloMar 6, 2007
R-CADuncan HunterMar 6, 2007
D-CAFortney Pete StarkMar 6, 2007
R-NCHoward CobleMar 6, 2007
D-UTJim MathesonMar 6, 2007
R-ILPeter J. RoskamMar 6, 2007
R-TXRalph M. HallMar 6, 2007
R-AZRick RenziMar 6, 2007
R-TXRon PaulMar 6, 2007
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Mar 6, 2007
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoMar 6, 2007
R-NCWalter B. JonesMar 6, 2007
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersMar 7, 2007
R-WADavid G. ReichertMar 7, 2007
R-CAJohn CampbellMar 7, 2007
R-OKMary FallinMar 7, 2007
R-TXSam JohnsonMar 7, 2007
R-NMStevan PearceMar 7, 2007
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickMar 7, 2007
R-TXTed PoeMar 7, 2007
R-VAThelma D. DrakeMar 7, 2007
R-AZTrent FranksMar 7, 2007
R-AKDon YoungMar 9, 2007
R-TXK. Michael ConawayMar 9, 2007
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandMar 9, 2007
D-ILPhil HareMar 9, 2007
R-KYRon LewisMar 9, 2007
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Mar 9, 2007
D-MABarney FrankMar 15, 2007
R-UTChris CannonMar 15, 2007
R-ALRobert B. AderholtMar 15, 2007
R-COThomas G. TancredoMar 15, 2007
D-NYCharles B. RangelMar 19, 2007
R-FLJeff MillerMar 19, 2007
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Mar 19, 2007
R-TXKevin BradyMar 19, 2007
R-GANathan DealMar 19, 2007
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettMar 19, 2007
R-PAJohn E. PetersonMar 21, 2007
R-TXLamar SmithMar 21, 2007
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveMar 21, 2007
R-TXPete SessionsMar 21, 2007
R-PACharles W. DentMar 23, 2007
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Mar 23, 2007
R-ILMark KirkMar 23, 2007
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMar 29, 2007
R-CAKen CalvertApr 16, 2007
R-FLTom FeeneyApr 16, 2007
R-NCVirginia FoxxApr 16, 2007
R-VABob GoodlatteApr 18, 2007
R-FLRic KellerApr 18, 2007
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteApr 26, 2007
R-WYBarbara CubinMay 2, 2007
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMay 2, 2007
R-AZJeff FlakeMay 2, 2007
R-TXMac ThornberryMay 2, 2007
D-MORuss CarnahanMay 2, 2007
R-TNZach WampMay 2, 2007
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMay 7, 2007
D-CAGeorge MillerMay 7, 2007
R-MORoy BluntMay 7, 2007
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMay 7, 2007
R-VAFrank R. WolfMay 8, 2007
D-VAJames P. MoranMay 8, 2007
R-LARichard H. BakerMay 8, 2007
D-CAJerry McNerneyMay 10, 2007
R-PAJoseph R. PittsMay 10, 2007
R-INMark E. SouderMay 16, 2007
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiMay 16, 2007
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMay 21, 2007
R-NELee TerryMay 21, 2007
R-TXJeb HensarlingJun 5, 2007
R-NYJohn M. McHughJun 5, 2007
R-NVJon C. PorterJun 5, 2007
R-PRLuis G. FortunoJun 5, 2007
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJun 5, 2007
D-NJDonald M. PayneJun 6, 2007
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Jun 6, 2007
R-MOSam GravesJun 6, 2007
D-PAJason AltmireJun 7, 2007
D-NVShelley BerkleyJun 7, 2007
D-NJAlbio SiresJun 12, 2007
R-MTDenny RehbergJun 12, 2007
D-NYEdolphus TownsJun 12, 2007
D-TNLincoln DavisJun 12, 2007
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 12, 2007
D-ILRahm EmanuelJun 12, 2007
R-TXRandy NeugebauerJun 12, 2007
R-UTRob BishopJun 12, 2007
D-TXRuben HinojosaJun 12, 2007
D-TXAl GreenJun 15, 2007
R-FLAnder CrenshawJun 15, 2007
D-CADiane E. WatsonJun 15, 2007
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartJun 15, 2007
R-TXJohn R. CarterJun 18, 2007
D-HIMazie K. HironoJun 18, 2007
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 18, 2007
D-ALArtur DavisJun 19, 2007
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringJun 19, 2007
R-FLCliff StearnsJun 19, 2007
R-CAWally HergerJun 19, 2007
D-FLAllen BoydJun 20, 2007
D-MABill DelahuntJun 20, 2007
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 20, 2007
D-WABrian BairdJun 20, 2007
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJun 20, 2007
R-CADana RohrabacherJun 20, 2007
R-CADarrell IssaJun 20, 2007
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJun 20, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJun 20, 2007
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonJun 20, 2007
D-METhomas H. AllenJun 20, 2007
R-ILJohn ShimkusJun 21, 2007
D-FLKendrick B. MeekJun 21, 2007
R-ILRay LaHoodJun 21, 2007
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 21, 2007
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 25, 2007
D-CADennis A. CardozaJun 25, 2007
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 25, 2007
D-MOIke SkeltonJun 25, 2007
R-OHJim JordanJun 25, 2007
D-WAJim McDermottJun 25, 2007
D-CALois CappsJun 25, 2007
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 25, 2007
D-KSNancy E. BoydaJun 25, 2007
R-ALSpencer BachusJun 25, 2007
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJun 27, 2007
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezJun 27, 2007
R-INDan BurtonJun 27, 2007
D-IADavid LoebsackJun 27, 2007
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jun 27, 2007
D-GAJohn LewisJun 27, 2007
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleJun 27, 2007
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJun 27, 2007
D-NYMichael A. ArcuriJun 27, 2007
R-GAPhil GingreyJun 27, 2007
D-VARick BoucherJun 27, 2007
D-IABruce L. BraleyJul 11, 2007
D-ILDanny K. DavisJul 11, 2007
D-COEd PerlmutterJul 11, 2007
R-KYGeoff DavisJul 11, 2007
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettJul 11, 2007
D-INJoe DonnellyJul 11, 2007
R-ILJudy BiggertJul 11, 2007
D-CAMike ThompsonJul 11, 2007
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJul 11, 2007
D-NHPaul W. HodesJul 11, 2007
R-MIPeter HoekstraJul 11, 2007
D-WARick LarsenJul 11, 2007
D-INBaron P. HillJul 12, 2007
R-SCBob InglisJul 12, 2007
D-ORDarlene HooleyJul 12, 2007
D-CAJane HarmanJul 12, 2007
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJul 16, 2007
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJul 16, 2007
D-NYJohn J. HallJul 16, 2007
D-OHMarcy KapturJul 16, 2007
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJul 16, 2007
D-TNSteve CohenJul 16, 2007
D-MDChris Van HollenJul 17, 2007
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaJul 17, 2007
D-CAHoward L. BermanJul 17, 2007
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 17, 2007
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryJul 17, 2007
D-PARobert A. BradyJul 17, 2007
R-OHDavid L. HobsonJul 19, 2007
R-CAElton GalleglyJul 19, 2007
D-WAJay InsleeJul 19, 2007
R-CAMary BonoJul 19, 2007
R-OHPaul E. GillmorJul 19, 2007
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottJul 19, 2007
D-CAAnna G. EshooJul 24, 2007
D-LACharlie MelanconJul 24, 2007
R-ALJo BonnerJul 24, 2007
D-GAJohn BarrowJul 24, 2007
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJul 24, 2007
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyJul 24, 2007
D-CASam FarrJul 24, 2007
D-CASusan A. DavisJul 24, 2007
D-CATom LantosJul 24, 2007
D-CAZoe LofgrenJul 24, 2007
R-NVDean HellerJul 26, 2007
D-CAEllen O. TauscherJul 26, 2007
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJul 26, 2007
D-ILMelissa L. BeanJul 26, 2007
D-HINeil AbercrombieJul 26, 2007
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonJul 26, 2007
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 27, 2007
R-CAEdward R. RoyceJul 27, 2007
R-ALTerry EverettJul 27, 2007
R-FLVern BuchananJul 27, 2007
R-CABrian P. BilbrayJul 30, 2007
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.Jul 30, 2007
R-CADaniel E. LungrenJul 30, 2007
R-CAJerry LewisJul 30, 2007
D-CAJoe BacaJul 30, 2007
R-LARodney AlexanderJul 30, 2007
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestJul 30, 2007
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnAug 1, 2007
D-CABrad ShermanAug 1, 2007
R-NJChristopher H. SmithAug 1, 2007
R-TNDavid DavisAug 1, 2007
D-CADoris O. MatsuiAug 1, 2007
D-CAHilda L. SolisAug 1, 2007
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonAug 1, 2007
R-ILJ. Dennis HastertAug 1, 2007
R-GAJack KingstonAug 1, 2007
R-ARJohn BoozmanAug 1, 2007
D-CALinda T. SánchezAug 1, 2007
R-TXLouie GohmertAug 1, 2007
D-MARichard E. NealAug 1, 2007
R-NJScott GarrettAug 1, 2007
D-TXSilvestre ReyesAug 1, 2007
D-NJSteven R. RothmanAug 1, 2007
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonAug 1, 2007
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzAug 3, 2007
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonAug 3, 2007
D-NYGary L. AckermanAug 3, 2007
R-KYHarold RogersAug 3, 2007
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthAug 3, 2007
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggAug 3, 2007
D-FLKathy CastorAug 3, 2007
R-PAPhil EnglishAug 3, 2007
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizAug 3, 2007
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesAug 3, 2007
D-WISteve KagenAug 3, 2007
R-VATom DavisAug 3, 2007
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickSep 5, 2007
D-COJohn T. SalazarSep 5, 2007
D-IALeonard L. BoswellSep 5, 2007
D-NJRush HoltSep 5, 2007
D-MAStephen F. LynchSep 5, 2007
D-NYSteve IsraelSep 5, 2007
R-FLGus M. BilirakisSep 7, 2007
D-AZHarry E. MitchellSep 7, 2007
D-NCHeath ShulerSep 7, 2007
R-WIPaul D. RyanSep 7, 2007
R-CADevin NunesSep 10, 2007
R-MNJohn KlineSep 10, 2007
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterSep 10, 2007
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 10, 2007
D-CABarbara LeeSep 17, 2007
D-NYEliot L. EngelSep 17, 2007
R-VAEric CantorSep 17, 2007
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Sep 17, 2007
D-AZGabrielle GiffordsSep 17, 2007
R-TXKenny MarchantSep 17, 2007
D-COMark UdallSep 17, 2007
R-OHRalph RegulaSep 17, 2007
R-KSTodd TiahrtSep 17, 2007
D-MOWm. Lacy ClaySep 17, 2007
D-OKDan BorenSep 19, 2007
R-FLDave WeldonSep 19, 2007
R-CODoug LambornSep 19, 2007
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenSep 19, 2007
R-KSJerry MoranSep 19, 2007
R-MOJo Ann EmersonSep 19, 2007
D-PAJoe SestakSep 19, 2007
R-MOKenny C. HulshofSep 19, 2007
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardSep 19, 2007
R-INMike PenceSep 19, 2007
D-NYNita M. LoweySep 19, 2007
D-FLRobert WexlerSep 19, 2007
D-OHTim RyanSep 19, 2007
R-GATom PriceSep 19, 2007
R-MOW. Todd AkinSep 19, 2007
D-WAAdam SmithSep 20, 2007
D-KYBen ChandlerSep 20, 2007
D-PAChristopher P. CarneySep 20, 2007
R-OKFrank D. LucasSep 20, 2007
R-CAGary G. MillerSep 20, 2007
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloSep 20, 2007
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonSep 20, 2007
D-ARMike RossSep 20, 2007
R-GAPaul C. BrounSep 20, 2007
D-FLRon KleinSep 20, 2007
D-CABob FilnerSep 24, 2007
R-NMHeather WilsonSep 24, 2007
R-OHJean SchmidtSep 24, 2007
D-PAMichael F. DoyleSep 24, 2007
D-WANorman D. DicksSep 24, 2007
D-NCBrad MillerSep 27, 2007
D-CAJim CostaSep 27, 2007
D-CAMichael M. HondaSep 27, 2007
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOct 2, 2007
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOct 2, 2007
D-FLTim MahoneyOct 2, 2007
R-PATim MurphyOct 2, 2007
D-OHZachary T. SpaceOct 2, 2007
R-IDBill SaliOct 15, 2007
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOct 15, 2007
D-CALoretta SanchezOct 15, 2007
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOct 25, 2007
D-NCDavid E. PriceOct 25, 2007
D-NYJerrold NadlerOct 25, 2007
R-ILJerry WellerNov 8, 2007
R-MICandice S. MillerDec 6, 2007
R-MNJim RamstadDec 12, 2007

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Feb 16, 2007
Aviation Subcommittee
Referred Feb 20, 2007

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  2. Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Feb 16, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H15253John L. Mica R-FLDec 11, 2007

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 110-17FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION1,022 pagesTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMar 14, 2007–Mar 28, 2007

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 65Freedom to Fly Act of 2007Related billJan 4, 2007

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To modify the age-60 retirement standard for certain pilots, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Freedom to Fly Act of 2007

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House

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