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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Feb 3, 1999
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.
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Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R–PA
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 643 amended.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2825)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 408 - 3 (Roll no. 9).
House roll call 9 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 408 - 3 (Roll no. 9).
House roll call 9 · Individual votesThe 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.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 99.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 31 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 99 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit is in order. 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...
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 31. (consideration: CR H390-398)
Rule H. Res. 31 passed House.
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...
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-3.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-3.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E8)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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