Dependable Air Service Act of 2013
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 24, 2013)
Dependable Air Service Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that flight delays and cancellations do not result from furloughs of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees that are implemented as a result of any rescission, sequestration, or reduction of federal funding for FY2013.
Authorizes the Secretary, in order to prevent such delays and cancellations, to: (1) use amounts available for FAA operations for FY2013; or (2) increase the amount available for FAA operations for FY2013 by an amount necessary to ensure that flight delays and cancellations do not result from the furloughs, as well as reduce amounts available for other Department of Transportation (DOT) programs for FY2013 by an amount equal to the increase in funding for FAA operations.
What just happenedApr 24, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 24, 2013
- Apr 24, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 24, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2962)
- Apr 24, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate