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H.R.99
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bud(introduced 1/6/1999)
Related Bills: H.RES.31, S.82, S.643
Latest Major Action: 3/17/1999 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend Federal Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
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1/6/1999:
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
1/7/1999:
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
1/7/1999:
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2/2/1999 3:16pm:
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-3.
2/2/1999 3:17pm:
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
2/2/1999 6:09pm:
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 31 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 99 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without installowed. Waives clause 4(a) of Rule XIII (requiring 3 day layover of report) and sections 302(f)(prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of 302(b) allocation and 303(a)(prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget or contract authority until the budget resolution has been agreed to). General debate shall be equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. Makes in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1, each section considered as read.Waives clause 7 of Rule XV...
2/3/1999 11:18am:
Rule H. Res. 31 passed House.
2/3/1999 11:18am:
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 31.
2/3/1999 11:19am:
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 31 and Rule XXIII.
2/3/1999 11:19am:
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
2/3/1999 11:58am:
H.AMDT.2 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruct.
Amendment in the nature of a substitute
2/3/1999 11:59am:
H.AMDT.2 On agreeing to the Transportation amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
2/3/1999 12:01pm:
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 99.
2/3/1999 12:02pm:
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2/3/1999 12:02pm:
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.
2/3/1999 12:24pm:
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 408 - 3 (Roll no. 9).
2/3/1999 12:24pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2/4/1999:
Received in the Senate.
2/6/1999:
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2/8/1999:
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
3/17/1999:
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
3/17/1999:
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 643 amended.
3/17/1999:
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
3/18/1999:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:  (additional related bills may be indentified in Status)

AMENDMENT(S):

1. H.AMDT.2 to H.R.99 Amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Sponsor: House Transportation and Infrastructure- Latest Major Action: 2/3/1999 House amendment agreed to
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure

COSPONSORS(4), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. - 1/6/1999 Rep Lipinski, William O. - 1/6/1999
Rep Oberstar, James L. - 1/6/1999 Rep Pickering, Charles (Chip) - 2/2/1999

SUMMARY AS OF:
2/3/1999--Passed House, amended.    (There are 2 other summaries)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Extension of Federal Aviation Administration

Programs

Title II: Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund

Expenditure Authority

Airport Improvement Program Short-Term Extension Act of 1999 - Title I: Extension of Federal Aviation Administration Programs - Amends Federal aviation law to reauthorize the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) through FY 1999, with a specified allocation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facilities and Equipment Program.

Authorizes appropriations: (1) for FAA operations through FY 1999; and (2) from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through FY 2000.

Makes a specified change to the formula for crediting airport improvement fund amounts to the AIP discretionary fund.

Title II: Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund Expenditure Authority - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through October 1, 1999. Sets forth certain limits on transfers to the Fund.