SONG Act
Latest action · Jul 10, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stadiums Operating under New Guidance Act or the SONG Act
This bill revises the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue temporary flight restrictions for sporting events.
The bill requires the FAA to revise the meaning of "sporting" to include all major events held in stadiums, including concerts.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2019 to Nov 20, 2019; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Original | Jul 9, 2019 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jul 9, 2019 |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Original | Jul 9, 2019 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Jul 9, 2019 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Nov 20, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2019 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 10, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jul 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2019Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 114, July 9, 2019, page H5304.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2820 | SONG Act | Identical bill | Nov 7, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to revise section 91.145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, such that the term "sporting" does not limit the types of major events described in such section.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SONG Act
- Stadiums Operating under New Guidance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2019Introduced 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.
