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Congressional All Stars Pass Cruise Crime Law By Vote of 416 to 4

Jim Walker
November 18, 2009 02:58

The House of Representatives passed the Cruise Vessel Safety & Security Act (HR 3360) today. This cruise safety bill was previously part of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2009, but was voted on today as a 'stand alone" bill to speed up its...

Trouble in Paradise - Dissension Surrounds the Surface Trasnportation Authorization Act of 2009

Barbara E. Lichman
June 29, 2009 21:13

The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Highway and Transit is planning to start the transportation reauthorization process on June 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. EST by marking up the Surface Transportation Act of 2009 (“Act”). House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman, James...

User Fees Continue To Be A Sticking Point To FAA Reauthorization

Steven Taber
May 10, 2009 13:41

There were two events this past Thursday, May 7, 2009, that may affect H.R. 915, the FAA Reauthorization bill, which is currently pending in the U.S. House of Representatives. First, in the Obama Administration’s budget stated in its budget that starting in 2011, the budget...

U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation Holds Hearing on FAA's NextGen and ATC Modernization Efforts

Steven Taber
March 22, 2009 20:36

On March 18, 2009, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing entitled "Air Traffic Control Modernization and the Next Generation Air Transportation System:  Near-Term Achievable Goals."  The Subcommittee and the FAA are placing much of their hopes and dreams on the...

Several Amendments Made to H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009

Steven Taber
March 06, 2009 01:52

On March 4, 2009, Rep. James Oberstar (D. Minn.), the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee offered several amendments to  H.R. 915, The “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009."  The following summary of the changes was provided: Funding of FAA...