Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 30, 2013 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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 25, 2013
- Passed SenateApr 25, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), notwithstanding the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6), any other provision of law, or sequestration order, to transfer for FY2013 to any Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) appropriations account (such as the one for air traffic control operations) a certain amount from funds otherwise made available for discretionary grants-in-aid under the airport improvement program or any other FAA program.
Makes any transferred amount available immediately for obligation and expenditure as directly appropriated budget authority.
Prohibits any such transfer of funds unless the Secretary notifies Congress at least five days in advance.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 25, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 30, 2013Senate requests return of papers with respect to S. 853 by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 26, 2013Held at the desk.
- Apr 26, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 26, 2013Received in the House.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 818 | Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 25, 2013 |
| HR 1765 | Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 | Identical bill | May 1, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Appropriations
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Employee leave
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2013Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 25, 2013Considered and Passed Senate
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