S. 1451 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Transportation and public works. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

S. 1451 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
A bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
  • FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
Sponsor
John Rockefeller
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Transportation and public works
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Air quality
  • Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
  • Aviation and airports
  • Business records
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Coal
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Department of Transportation
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Energy research
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government investigations
  • Noise pollution
  • Real estate business
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Transportation programs funding
  • Transportation safety and security
  • Water quality
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced7/14/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced7/14/2009
7/14/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Put on a legislative calendar7/21/2009Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
9/29/2009Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-82.
Put on a legislative calendar9/29/2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 168.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2005 For $2,500 Against $0
  2. March - April 2005 For $18,900 Against $0
  3. May - June 2005 For $9,420 Against $0
  4. July - August 2005 For $5,000 Against $0
  5. September - October 2005 For $14,080 Against $0
  6. November - December 2005 For $4,600 Against $0
  7. January - February 2006 For $11,600 Against $0
  8. March - April 2006 For $33,150 Against $500
  9. May - June 2006 For $27,314 Against $0
  10. July - August 2006 For $16,100 Against $0
  11. September - October 2006 For $68,050 Against $14,900
  12. November - December 2006 For $0 Against $0
  13. January - February 2007 For $33,750 Against $0
  14. March - April 2007 For $28,700 Against $0
  15. May - June 2007 For $23,300 Against $0
  16. July - August 2007 For $15,750 Against $0
  17. September - October 2007 For $20,500 Against $0
  18. November - December 2007 For $24,250 Against $0
  19. January - February 2008 For $8,400 Against $0
  20. March - April 2008 For $24,750 Against $0
  21. May - June 2008 For $78,450 Against $0
  22. July - August 2008 For $75,800 Against $1,000
  23. September - October 2008 For $22,950 Against $3,250
  24. November - December 2008 For $2,000 Against $7,000
  25. January - February 2009 For $13,500 Against $0
  26. March - April 2009 For $36,000 Against $500
  27. May - June 2009 For $32,300 Against $-1,000
  28. July - August 2009 For $24,400 Against $0
  29. September - October 2009 For $8,000 Against $0
  30. November - December 2009 For $60,700 Against $0
  31. January - February 2010 For $4,600 Against $500
  32. March - April 2010 For $28,750 Against $2,000
  33. May - June 2010 For $50,526 Against $2,000
  34. July - August 2010 For $5,700 Against $750
  35. September - October 2010 For $58,000 Against $2,250
  36. November - December 2010 For $14,000 Against $0

Votes

    3 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

    3 organizations supported this bill

    Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
    Wilson, Benet (2009, July 27). No User Fees In Senate Panel FAA Bill. Retrieved December 15, 2010, from Aviation Week.
    American Federation of Musicians
    AFM (n.d.). Carrying Instruments on Airplanes. Retrieved December 15, 2010, from AFM.
    National Business Aviation Association
    Wilson, Benet (2009, July 27). No User Fees In Senate Panel FAA Bill. Retrieved December 15, 2010, from Aviation Week.

    1 organization opposed this bill

    National Taxpayers Union
    Forbes, Jordan (2010, March 22). Senators Vote "NO" on S. 1451, the FAA Air Modernization Act. Retrieved January 5, 2011, from National Taxpayers Union.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$3,000$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$2,050$0
    Max BaucusDMT$38,300$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
    Mark BegichDAK$8,400$0
    Michael BennetDCO$11,000$2,500
    Bob BennettRUT$5,800$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,500$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$9,300$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$9,000$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0
    Richard BurrRNC$3,000$0
    Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$10,500$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
    Ben CardinDMD$2,500$0
    Tom CarperDDE$3,000$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$14,800$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$9,400$7,000
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$6,000$0
    Susan CollinsRME$4,500$1,000
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$5,500$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$5,000
    John CornynRTX$9,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$6,500$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$10,500$0
    Chris DoddDCT$3,000$0
    Byron DorganDND$16,900$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$23,500$0
    John EnsignRNV$14,900$5,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$12,900$250
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$16,300$0
    Al FrankenDMN$5,100$500
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$14,976$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$9,000$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$10,000$0
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Kay HaganDNC$4,300$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$10,000$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$9,900$1,500
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,300$0
    Jim InhofeROK$13,750$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$5,400$0
    Mike JohannsRNE$1,500$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$8,500$0
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$1,500$0
    John KerryDMA$11,500$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$7,000$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$29,014$5,400
    Mary LandrieuDLA$6,000$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,000$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$19,250$0
    Carl LevinDMI$0$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$9,500$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$19,750$1,000
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,000$0
    John McCainRAZ$1,000$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$9,350$500
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$8,450$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$5,000$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$7,500$500
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$11,700$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$9,000$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$15,500$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$20,750$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$24,250$0
    Mark PryorDAR$14,000$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
    Harry ReidDNV$52,600$2,500
    Jim RischRID$7,500$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$13,500$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$51,500$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$1,500$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$18,000$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$2,800$1,000
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$7,500$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$7,500$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$22,500$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$6,500$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,000$0
    Jon TesterDMT$2,000$0
    John ThuneRSD$7,500$0
    Mark UdallDCO$24,600$0
    Tom UdallDNM$5,000$0
    David VitterRLA$10,000$0
    George VoinovichROH$0$0
    Mark WarnerDVA$2,900$0
    Jim WebbDVA$5,000$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$12,000$0
    Roger WickerRMS$18,000$0
    Ron WydenDOR$11,600$0

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$3,000$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$2,050$0
    Max BaucusDMT$38,300$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
    Mark BegichDAK$8,400$0
    Michael BennetDCO$11,000$2,500
    Bob BennettRUT$5,800$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,500$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$9,300$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$9,000$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0
    Richard BurrRNC$3,000$0
    Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$10,500$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
    Ben CardinDMD$2,500$0
    Tom CarperDDE$3,000$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$14,800$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$9,400$7,000
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$6,000$0
    Susan CollinsRME$4,500$1,000
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$5,500$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$5,000
    John CornynRTX$9,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$6,500$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$10,500$0
    Chris DoddDCT$3,000$0
    Byron DorganDND$16,900$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$23,500$0
    John EnsignRNV$14,900$5,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$12,900$250
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$16,300$0
    Al FrankenDMN$5,100$500
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$14,976$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$9,000$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$10,000$0
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Kay HaganDNC$4,300$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$10,000$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$9,900$1,500
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,300$0
    Jim InhofeROK$13,750$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$5,400$0
    Mike JohannsRNE$1,500$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$8,500$0
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$1,500$0
    John KerryDMA$11,500$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$7,000$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$29,014$5,400
    Mary LandrieuDLA$6,000$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,000$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$19,250$0
    Carl LevinDMI$0$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$9,500$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$19,750$1,000
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,000$0
    John McCainRAZ$1,000$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$9,350$500
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$8,450$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$5,000$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$7,500$500
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$11,700$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$9,000$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$15,500$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$20,750$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$24,250$0
    Mark PryorDAR$14,000$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
    Harry ReidDNV$52,600$2,500
    Jim RischRID$7,500$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$13,500$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$51,500$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$1,500$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$18,000$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$2,800$1,000
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$7,500$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$7,500$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$22,500$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$6,500$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,000$0
    Jon TesterDMT$2,000$0
    John ThuneRSD$7,500$0
    Mark UdallDCO$24,600$0
    Tom UdallDNM$5,000$0
    David VitterRLA$10,000$0
    George VoinovichROH$0$0
    Mark WarnerDVA$2,900$0
    Jim WebbDVA$5,000$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$12,000$0
    Roger WickerRMS$18,000$0
    Ron WydenDOR$11,600$0

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    General aviation (private pilots)$426,150
    Entertainment unions$308,350
    Air transport$171,290

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
    Fiscal & tax policy$33,650
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