HR 4836 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

To provide an exemption to noncontiguous States for certain essential air service requirements.

Latest action · Jan 19, 2018 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill exempts noncontiguous states (i.e., Hawaii and Alaska) from certain cost-sharing requirements under the essential air service program.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 18, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalJan 18, 2018
R-AKDon YoungOriginalJan 18, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jan 18, 2018
Aviation Subcommittee
Referred Jan 19, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 19, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  2. Jan 18, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Jan 18, 2018Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 11, January 18, 2018, page H554.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide an exemption to noncontiguous States for certain essential air service requirements.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 18, 2018Introduced in House

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