Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016
Latest action · Apr 14, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2016
- Passed HouseApr 13, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct, and provide all necessary staff and equipment for, security screening at any airport that lost commercial air service on or after January 1, 2013, if the airport operator submits: (1) a request for the TSA to conduct such screening, and (2) written confirmation of a commitment from a commercial air carrier that it intends to resume service at the airport within one year.
The TSA shall ensure that the process of implementing security screening at such an airport is complete by the later of: (1) 90 days after the operator of the airport submits a request, or (2) the date on which the carrier intends to resume service.
The TSA shall carry out this bill in a manner that does not negatively affect operations at airports not described in this bill that are otherwise provided security screening conducted by the TSA.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2016 to Apr 12, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Apr 12, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2016Markup Mar 23, 2016Reported Apr 13, 2016 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Feb 23, 2016 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2016 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 13, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-493.
- Apr 13, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
- Apr 13, 2016Mr. Hurd (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 13, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1667-1670)
- Apr 13, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4549.
- Apr 13, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1667)
- Apr 13, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 23, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 23, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 23, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Feb 11, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Cost estimates E511 | Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Apr 19, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1667–H1670Text printed H1667 | Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tim Huelskamp R-KS, Will Hurd R-TX | Apr 13, 2016 |
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
- Apr 14, 2016H.R. 4549, Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 23, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 25, February 11, 2016, page H775.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2549 | Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016 | Related bill | Feb 11, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct security screening at certain airports, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2016Referred in Senate
- Apr 13, 2016Engrossed in House
- Apr 13, 2016Reported in House
- Feb 11, 2016Introduced 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.
