Safe Skies Act of 2012
Latest action · Apr 17, 2012 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.
- IntroducedApr 16, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Skies Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), not later than the effective date of a specified Department of Transportation (DOT) final rule, to take appropriate actions to ensure that DOT flight, duty, and rest requirements under that rule apply to all-cargo flights to the same extent they apply to passenger flights.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2012 to Sep 12, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Apr 16, 2012 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 8, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Steve Southerland II | May 10, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 17, 2012 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | May 17, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | May 17, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Robert T. Schilling | Sep 12, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Sep 12, 2012 |
Committees 1
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 Apr 16, 2012 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 17, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Apr 16, 2012Introduced in House
- Apr 16, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 H1845.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-83 | A REVIEW OF AVIATION SAFETY IN THE UNITED STATES150 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 25, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3263 | Safe Skies Act of 2012 | Related bill | Jun 5, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Skies Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 16, 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.
