Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 8, 2008 Provisions extending both the AIP program and tax authority from July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 were included in H.R. 6327 (P.L. 110-253)
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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2007
- Passed HouseSep 24, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2007: (1) the excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property for funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and (2) the expenditure authority for such Trust Fund.
Amends federal transportation law to extend funding through December 31, 2007, for: (1) grants for airport planning and development and airport noise compatibility planning and programs; (2) operating expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) air navigation facilities; and (4) civil aviation research and development activities.
Extends through December 31, 2007, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) incur obligations to make project grants for public-use airports; and (2) limit the liability of air carriers to third parties for claims arising out of acts of terrorism.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2007Markup Sep 18, 2007Reported Sep 20, 2007 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2007Discharged Sep 20, 2007 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Sep 18, 2007 | |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Oct 4, 2007 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2008Provisions extending both the AIP program and tax authority from July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 were included in H.R. 6327 (P.L. 110-253)
- Mar 11, 2008For Further Action See H.R.5270.
- Feb 28, 2008Provisions extending the AIP program and tax authority from October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 were included in Section 148 and 149 of H.J.Res. 52 (Public Law 110-92), as subsequently extended by Section 101 of H.R.3222, H.J.Res.69 (Public Law 110-137), and H.J.Res.72 (Public Law 110-149).
- Feb 28, 2008Provisions extending tax authority from December 31, 2007 through February 29, 2008 were included in Section 116 of H.R.2764 (Public Law 110-161).
- Feb 28, 2008Provisions extending both the AIP program and tax authority from February 29, 2008 through June 30, 2008 were included in H.R.5270 (Public Law 110-190).
- Oct 4, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sep 25, 2007Received in the Senate.
- Sep 24, 2007Mr. Levin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 24, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10718-10720)
- Sep 24, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3540.
- Sep 24, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10718)
- Sep 24, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 20, 2007Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 110-337, Part I.
- Sep 20, 2007Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Sep 20, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 209.
- Sep 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Sep 18, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 18, 2007Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2007Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S6004 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5955 | Harry Reid D-NV, Jon Kyl R-AZ | Jun 23, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10718–H10720Text printed H10718Cost estimates H10718 | James L. Oberstar D-MN, Jerry F. Costello D-IL, Kenny C. Hulshof R-MO, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Thomas E. Petri R-WI | Sep 24, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 21, 2007H.R. 3540, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 18, 2007</p>
- Sep 21, 2007H.R. 3540, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 18, 2007
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2345 | American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 | Related bill | Nov 13, 2007 |
| S 2530 | Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007 | Text similarities | Dec 19, 2007 |
| HR 3539 | Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Act of 2007 | Related bill | Sep 20, 2007 |
| HR 5270 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jul 8, 2008 |
| HR 6327 | Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jun 30, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Aeronautics
- Airline passenger traffic
- Airlines
- Airports
- Aviation fuels
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Excise tax
- Federal aid to transportation
- Government trust funds
- Liability (Law)
- Navigational aids (Aeronautics)
- Noise
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Taxation
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation planning
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2007Referred in Senate
- Sep 24, 2007Engrossed in House
- Sep 20, 2007Reported in House
- Sep 17, 2007Introduced in House
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.
