HR 6841 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Minorities in Aviation Education Act of 2022

Introduced Feb 25, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2022 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. IntroducedFeb 25, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Minorities in Aviation Education Act of 2022

This bill establishes grants for increasing the exposure of students who are underrepresented in aviation to that industry. The Department of Transportation must award the grants to state and local governments or educational agencies.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 25, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-TXAl GreenOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-GACarolyn BourdeauxOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-GALucy McBathOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-WARick LarsenOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-ILSean CastenOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalFeb 25, 2022
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalFeb 25, 2022

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 Feb 25, 2022
Aviation Subcommittee
Referred Feb 28, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  2. Feb 25, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Feb 25, 2022Referred 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: U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 35, February 25, 2022, page H1148.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2428Minorities in Aviation Education Act of 2023Reintroduced BillMar 31, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to improve the preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Minorities in Aviation Education Act of 2022

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2022Introduced in House

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