Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 [HB-5957]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill applies federal civil service requirements to leave used by disabled armed forces veterans in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). To verify that leave credited to such an employee is used for treating a service-connected disability, the employee shall certify to FAA Human Resource Management that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider.
HB-5957: Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Received In The Senate. on 09/21/2016
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act [HB-589]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any social security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income for income tax purposes. Appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this Act.
HB-589: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/28/2015
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers. [HB-5785]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers. This bill exempts retired air traffic controllers from a reduction to their Federal Employees Retirement System annuity supplement (on account of their earnings for work performed while entitled to the annuity after their separation from federal service) during any period in which they are employed full time as air traffic control instructors under contract with the Federal Aviation Administration.
HB-5785: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Became Public Law No: 114-251. on 12/08/2016
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5634]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight for: Departmental Management and Operations, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard,
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HB-5634: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. John Carter
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-668, By Mr. Carter (tx). on 07/06/2016
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015 [HB-563]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015 Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund from which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is to make one payment of $25,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation and under
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HB-563: Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/06/2015
Driver Fatigue Prevention Act [HB-5585]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Driver Fatigue Prevention Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to apply its maximum hours requirements to over-the-road bus drivers.
HB-5585: Driver Fatigue Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/19/2016
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5394]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to DOT for: the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal
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HB-5394: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-606, By Mr. Diaz-balart. on 06/07/2016
HB-5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/02/2016
You have voted HB-5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011..
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act [HB-4988]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of, and repeal authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits.
HB-4988: Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Murphy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/28/2016
REST Act of 2016 Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act of 2016 [HB-4844]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
REST Act of 2016 Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to revise federal regulations regarding hours of service of drivers to require that: (1) in the case of specially trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially constructed to service oil wells, on-duty time shall include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site; and (2) the requirements relating to rest breaks and maximum driving time for commercial motor vehicles are applied, without exception, to such drivers
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HB-4844: REST Act of 2016 Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/24/2016
Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016 [HB-4698]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a comprehensive security risk assessment of all last point of departure airports with nonstop flights to the United States. (Sec. 3) The TSA shall submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a plan: (1) to enhance collaboration, coordination, and information-sharing about international-inbound aviation
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HB-4698: Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/27/2016
Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act [HB-4593]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Unemployment ]
Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until December 31, 2017, the suspension of employment and railroad retirement taxes for employers who hire unemployed individuals. The aggregate reduction in taxes from such suspension is limited to $5,000 per employee. The bill modifies the unemployment requirement to require a signed affidavit from the unemployed individual that, during the entire 27-week period ending on the hiring date, such individual: (1) was receiving federal or state unemployment compensation,
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HB-4593: Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 02/23/2016
Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016 [HB-4488]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016 This bill repeals: (1) provisions authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a human resources management system for some or all of its organizational units, and (2) the authority granted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish or modify a personnel management system for TSA employees engaged in airport security screening. Within 60 days after the enactment date of this bill: (1) any such human resources management system and all TSA personnel
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HB-4488: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation Security. on 02/16/2016
Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-4441]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Drones ]
[Small Business ]
[Aerospace ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Safety ]
Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through FY2019 and specified FAA programs for FY2016-FY2022. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and airport improvement program. The bill establishes: the ATC Corporation as a federally-chartered, not-for-profit corporation; and an Advisory Board of the Corporation. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall transfer to the Corporation: by a certain deadline
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HB-4441: Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 02/11/2016
Secure our Skies Act of 2016 [HB-4430]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Secure our Skies Act of 2016 This bill requires each air carrier providing passenger air transportation to provide flight attendants, pilots, and dispatchers who are employees or contractors of the carrier with training to combat human trafficking in the course of carrying out their duties. Such training shall cover: (1) common indicators of human trafficking, and (2) best practices for reporting suspected trafficking to law enforcement officers. To assist in such training, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation
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HB-4430: Secure our Skies Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 02/03/2016
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2015 [HB-436]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2015 Amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to define "recreational vessel" as a vessel: being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. Prescribes the following rules in applying the definition: a vessel being manufactured or built, or being repaired under warranty by its manufacturer or builder, is a recreational vessel if the vessel appears intended, based on its design and construction,
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HB-436: Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 [HB-4300]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 This bill revises requirements for the federal flight deck officer program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall designate additional training facilities for: firearms training and recurrent training for federal flight deck officers, and initial firearm training and certification of pilots seeking to be deputized as federal flight deck officers. DHS (formerly, the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security of the Department of Transportation) shall: require officers, but no less than once every six months,
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HB-4300: Arm All Pilots Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation Security. on 01/05/2016