H.R.1979: Small Airport Safety, Security, and Air Service Improvement Act of 2002

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81 (22 Democrats, 1 Independent, 59 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Small Airport Safety, Security, and Air Service Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends Federal aviation law to make eligible for airport development project funds the construction of an air traffic control tower or the acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, and related equipment at a tower under specified terms.(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation under the air traffic control contract program to provide...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-496.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 447 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1979 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 447 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 447.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1979 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 447 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jim Gibbons to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1979.
DEBATE - The Commitee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Oberstar amendment under the five-minute rule.
PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Oberstar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Oberstar demanded a recorded vote pending a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Nethercutt amendment under the five-minute rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nethercutt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nethercutt demanded a recorded vote pending a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1979.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 284 - 143 (Roll no. 243).
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 23, 2001

Introduced in the House by Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

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