Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 23, 2020 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.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
This bill extends authority for the Department of the Treasury to provide financial assistance to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and contractors of passenger air carriers for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits.
The maximum amounts of financial assistance that may be provided by Treasury for this purpose are $25.5 billion for passenger air carriers, $300 million for cargo air carriers, and $3 billion for contractors .
The bill provides specific deadlines and procedures under which Treasury must provide financial assistance to air carriers and contractors.
To be eligible for financial assistance, an air carrier or contractor must (1) agree not to reduce pay and benefits or conduct involuntary furloughs until March 31, 2021; and (2) agree, through March 31, 2022, not to repurchase stock, pay dividends, or make other capital distributions. Additionally, Treasury may require carriers that receive assistance to maintain service to points served before March 1, 2020. Such authority terminates on April 1, 2022.
The bill limits the maximum allowable compensation of an officer or employee of an air carrier or contractor that receives assistance.
Cosponsors 119
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2020 to Nov 12, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Sep 22, 2020 |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 24, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2020 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2020 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Sep 23, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Sep 22, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 22, 2020Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 166, no. 164, September 22, 2020, page H4716.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4634 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Sep 21, 2020 |
| S 4774 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 | Related bill | Oct 1, 2020 |
| HR 8504 | Payroll Support Program Extension Act | Related bill | Oct 5, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide support for air carrier workers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Appropriations
- Aviation and airports
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government information and archives
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Labor-management relations
- Rural conditions and development
- Securities
- Small towns
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Unemployment
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2020Introduced 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.
