Space-Available Act of 2012
Latest action · Mar 23, 2012 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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Space-Available Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to provide transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft on a space-available basis for: (1) active duty and reserve members holding a valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card; (2) retired members who, but for not attaining age 60, would be eligible for military retired pay; (3) an unremarried widow or widower of an active or reserve member; and (3) certain dependents of members described above. Allows the Secretary to establish an order of priority based on considerations of military needs and readiness.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2012 to Aug 2, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Mar 7, 2012 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Robert T. Schilling | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Apr 24, 2012 |
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 Mar 7, 2012 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Mar 7, 2012Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1273.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2112 | Space-Available Act of 2012 | Identical bill | Feb 15, 2012 |
Titles 2
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 members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Space-Available Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2012Introduced 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.
