Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 31, 2011 Became Public Law No: 112-7.
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.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2011
- Passed HouseMar 29, 2011
- Passed SenateMar 29, 2011
- To the PresidentMar 30, 2011
- Became lawMar 31, 2011Public Law 112-7
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version of March 29, 2011, is repeated here.)
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through May 31, 2011, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
(Sec. 4) Increases the authorization of appropriation for the 8-month period beginning on October 1, 2010, for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects (known as airport improvement projects [AIPs]). Allows such funds to be obligated at any time through September 30, 2011, and remain available until expended. Sets forth a formula for calculating AIP funding apportionments.
Extends through May 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to make new AIP grants.
(Sec. 5) Extends until June 1, 2011: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports, and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants.
Directs the Secretary to extend through May 31, 2011, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through August 31, 201. Extends through August 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism.
Extends through May 31, 2011: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility projects under the AIP; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for an airport development grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee.
Amends the Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through May 31, 2011: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain AIP project costs, and (2) funding for airport development at Midway Island Airport.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 15, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2011Markup Mar 16, 2011Reported Mar 29, 2011 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2011Discharged Mar 16, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2011Discharged Mar 29, 2011 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2011Signed by President.
- Mar 31, 2011Became Public Law No: 112-7.
- Mar 30, 2011Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 30, 2011Presented to President.
- Mar 29, 2011Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-41, Part I.
- Mar 29, 2011Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- Mar 29, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 20.
- Mar 29, 2011Mr. Petri moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 29, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1992-1994)
- Mar 29, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1079.
- Mar 29, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1992)
- Mar 29, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 29, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1943)
- Mar 16, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Mar 16, 2011Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
- Mar 16, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 16, 2011Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 15, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2011Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H1992–H1994, S1943Text printed H1992 | John L. Mica R-FL, Mark Udall D-CO, Michael E. Capuano D-MA, Thomas E. Petri R-WI | Mar 29, 2011 |
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 estimate
- Mar 17, 2011H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 16, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1842.
CRS reports 16
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 340 | Airport and Airway Trust Fund Reauthorization Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 14, 2011 |
| HR 1034 | Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 29, 2011 |
| S 1387 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV | Related bill | Jul 21, 2011 |
| HR 1893 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part II | Related bill | May 31, 2011 |
| HR 2279 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part III | Related bill | Jun 29, 2011 |
Titles 6
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, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 29, 2011Engrossed in House
- Mar 29, 2011Reported in House
- Mar 29, 2011Received in Senate
- Mar 15, 2011Introduced 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.
