SPACE-A
Latest action · Mar 23, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
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 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 or SPACE-A
This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total on the same basis as such transportation is provided to members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
Cosponsors 85
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Oct 23, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Sep 12, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2017 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 21, February 7, 2017, page H1085.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a space-available transportation priority for veterans of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SPACE-A
- Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced 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.
