SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 21, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
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.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Patriots Access to Convenient and Economic Air Travel Act of 2009 or SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009 - Requires transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft, on a space-available basis and on the same basis as a spouse of a retired member of the Armed Forces, for: (1) the unremarried surviving spouse of a retired member; (2) the unremarried surviving spouse of a former member who is entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation; and (3) any dependents accompanied by such surviving spouses.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2009 to Jul 30, 2010; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jan 20, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2009 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Jan 21, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the uniformed services and the unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died from a service-connected or compensable disability, and for the dependents of such spouses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing Patriots Access to Convenient and Economic Air Travel Act of 2009
- SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
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