HR 2591 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To amend certain provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

Introduced Jun 28, 2013 Originated House Became Public Law 113-243 Sponsor Michael G. Grimm R-NY

Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-243.

Progress

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IntroducedJun 28, 2013
Passed HouseDec 11, 2014
Passed SenateDec 13, 2014
To the PresidentDec 16, 2014
Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-243

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, with respect to rollovers to a traditional or Roth individual retirement account (IRA) of payments to qualified airline employees in commercial airline carrier bankruptcy cases, to: (1) extend the period for filing a claim for refund of an overpayment of tax resulting from the receipt of such payments (i.e., by the later of April 15, 2015, or the expiration of the limitation period for filing refund claims); (2) modify the definition of "airline payment amount" to include payments in an airline carrier bankruptcy case filed after September 11, 2001, and before January 1, 2007, or on November 29, 2011; and (3) modify the definition of "qualified airline employee" to include an employee who was a participant in a defined benefit plan maintained by an airline carrier that was frozen effective November 1, 2012.

Cosponsors 82

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2013 to Dec 3, 2014; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Original	Jun 28, 2013
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess	Original	Jun 28, 2013
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio	Original	Jun 28, 2013
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam	Original	Jun 28, 2013
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna	Original	Jun 28, 2013
D-NY	Timothy H. Bishop	Original	Jun 28, 2013
D-TX	Gene Green		Jul 17, 2013
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth		Jul 30, 2013
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Jul 31, 2013
D-FL	Corrine Brown		Aug 1, 2013
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		Aug 1, 2013
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Aug 1, 2013
D-IL	William L. Enyart		Aug 1, 2013
D-CA	George Miller		Aug 2, 2013
R-NY	Peter T. King		Aug 2, 2013

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Committees 1

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 Jun 28, 2013Discharged Dec 12, 2014

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-243.
Dec 16, 2014Presented to President.
Dec 15, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 13, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6819)
Dec 12, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
Dec 11, 2014Mr. Brady (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Dec 11, 2014Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 11, 2014Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9292)
Dec 11, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9292)
Dec 11, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 28, 2013Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 2

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 S6819	John E. Walsh D-MT	Dec 13, 2014
House	Debate and remarks H9292Text printed H9292	Kevin Brady R-TX	Dec 11, 2014

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

[Pages H5347-H5349] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.J. Res. 57. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 182: Mr. Sires. H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock. H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz. H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman. H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider. H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas. H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman. H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson. H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio. H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 574: Mr. Clay. H.R. 578: Mr. Womack. H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta. H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal. H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden. H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin. H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California. H.R. 755: Ms. Esty. H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy. H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman. H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego. H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry. H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California. H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole. H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus. H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta. H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Massie. H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano. H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry. H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass. H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers. H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas. H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce. H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps. H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay. H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach. H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio. H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine. H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman. H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
97-1011	Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables	Report	May 6, 2026
R44296	Deeming Resolutions: Budget Enforcement in the Absence of a Budget Resolution	Report	Jun 8, 2022
RL30297	Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information	Report	Nov 16, 2015
RL31443	The “Deeming Resolution”: A Budget Enforcement Tool Archived	Report	Jun 12, 2013

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2614	A bill to amend certain provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.	Identical bill	Dec 10, 2014

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend certain provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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