To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa.

Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 276/S. 2348 - To ensure reliable air service to American Samoa; H.R. 911 - Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017; H.R. 1467/S.596 - SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 665 - Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2017; H.R. 876 - Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017; H.R. 1782 - Passenger Fee Restructuring Exemptions Act; H.R. 1265 - To make modifications to the passenger facility charge programs; H.R. 1420 - Know Before You Fly Act; S. 679 - To require the disclosure of information relating to cyberattacks on aircraft systems and maintenance and ground support systems for aircraft; H.R. 2191 - SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 2124 - BOARD Fairly Act; S. 947 - TICKETS Act; H.R. 2349 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify a regulation regarding the involuntary deplaning or denial of boarding a flight of any passenger on an oversold flight to accommodate a member of the air carriers flight crew or staff; H.R. 2235 - SAFE SEAT Act; S. 1037 - FAIR Fees Act; H.R. 2514 - To ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening; H.R. 2485/S. 1167 - To require the Administrator of the FAA to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft; H.R. 2602 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to include training for certain employees of air carriers to combat human trafficking, and for other purposes; H.R. 2539 - The Quiet Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 2804 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to implement changes to improve air transportation; H.R. 2800 - To ensure improvement of air traffic control services; H.R. 2715 - No Fees for Lost Baggage Act; H.R. 2602 - Secure our Skies Act of 2017; S. 1318 - A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation; H.R. 2805 - DHS Authorization Act of 2017; S. 1405 - To authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration; S. 1418 - To establish protections for passengers in air transportation; H.R. 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3198 - To provide for Federal Aviation Administration research and development; H.R. 3260 - To provide passengers in air transportation with certain rights; S. 1605 - A bill to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft; S. 1626 - A bill to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft; S. 1623 - A bill to increase the maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relating to advertising of the costs of air transportation; S. 1733 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to oversold flights to prohibit the forcible removal of passengers from such flights; H.R. 3743 - Airline Freeze of Astronomical Increases in Rates Act (AirFAIR Act); H.R. 3735/S. 1785 - No Knives on Planes Act of 2017; S. 1872 - TSA Modernization Act; H.R. 3938 - Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2017; H.R. 4176 - Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017; H.R. 4445 - Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act; H.R. 4474 - Surface Transportation and Public Area Security Act of 2017; S. 2202 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act; H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act; S. 2422 - A bill to require a study on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; H.R. 5000 - Free to Fly Act; H.R. 5004 - Air Carrier Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2556/H.R. 5315 - a bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes; and H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions regarding transportation security, Passenger Facility Charges, open skies, airline product distribution, sexual assault/harassment response training, and agriculture inspection appropriations; H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; S. 2506 - A bill to establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program; H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, provisions regarding the CRAF program; S. 2792/H.R. 5701 - A bill to modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools; H.R. 5730 - To require testing and evaluation of advanced transportation security screening technologies related to the mission of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 5857 - To protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes; H.R. 2/S. 3042, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (FARM Bill), provisions regarding agriculture inspection programs and fees; S. 2976/H.R. 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions regarding agriculture inspection programs and fees; S. 3023/H.R. 6072 - Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions regarding passenger facility charges, NextGen, airline product distribution, aircraft noise, sexual assault/harassment; S. 3026/H.R. 6028 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose the date and location of the most recent aircraft maintenance; H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; S. 3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (FY2019), provisions regarding transportation security; S. 3144 - A bill to require the Federal Air Marshal Service to utilize risk-based strategies; S. 3156 - Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018; H.R. 6265 - PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018; S. 3183 - Air Travel Ticketing Transparency and Protection Act; H.R. 6454 - Airplane Noise Research and Mitigation Act of 2018; S. 3277 - Space Frontier Act of 2018; H.R. 6558 - NO NOISE Act; H.R. 6897; PL 115-250 - Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2018, Part II; and H.Res. 1082/H.R. 302/ - A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 302, with amendment (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018). Joint Application of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 41308 and 41309 for approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements, in DOT-OST-2018-0084. Gulf Carrier Open Skies reviews, in DOT-OST-2015-0082, DOS-2015-0016, and DOC-2015-0001, provisions relating to promoting competition in the aviation sector, increasing choice and reducing costs for consumers, facilitating exports for U.S. businesses, and enhancing U.S. national security. Notification of Regulatory Review, in DOT-OST-2017-0069, provisions relating to airline distribution, airline fare advertising, passengers with disabilities, tarmac delay rules, airline reporting requirements, customer service plans, customer complaints and refunds, and obsolete regulations. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control Reform; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases and revenue diversion); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; DOT Full Fare Advertising Rule (14 C.F.R. Part 399); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service passenger and cargo inspection issues and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); Federal Income and Excise Tax matters; ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; DOT airline passenger protection rules; customer service issues; passengers with disabilities issues; human trafficking training requirements; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; FAA ATC operations issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; USDA-APHIS funding and fees; transportation of hazardous cargo; Airport revenue diversion; Airport employee screening; Information Technology issues; GSA City Pair Program; CRAF program; passenger discrimination issues; labor issues; tax reform; visa issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization, regulatory reform, pilot supply, airline foreign ownership restrictions, disaster response, Farm Bill Reauthorization; sexual assault/harassment response training requirements; transport of animals; air travel for passengers with disabilities; China website issue, and commercial space.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 276/S. 2348 - To ensure reliable air service to American Samoa; H.R. 911 - Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017; H.R. 1467/S.596 - SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 665 - Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2017; H.R. 876 - Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017; H.R. 1782 - Passenger Fee Restructuring Exemptions Act; H.R. 1265 - To make modifications to the passenger facility charge programs; H.R. 1420 - Know Before You Fly Act; S. 679 - To require the disclosure of information relating to cyberattacks on aircraft systems and maintenance and ground support systems for aircraft; H.R. 2191 - SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 2124 - BOARD Fairly Act; S. 947 - TICKETS Act; H.R. 2349 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify a regulation regarding the involuntary deplaning or denial of boarding a flight of any passenger on an oversold flight to accommodate a member of the air carriers flight crew or staff; H.R. 2235 - SAFE SEAT Act; S. 1037 - FAIR Fees Act; H.R. 2514 - To ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening; H.R. 2485/S. 1167 - To require the Administrator of the FAA to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft; H.R. 2602 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to include training for certain employees of air carriers to combat human trafficking, and for other purposes; H.R. 2539 - The Quiet Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 2804 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to implement changes to improve air transportation; H.R. 2800 - To ensure improvement of air traffic control services; H.R. 2715 - No Fees for Lost Baggage Act; H.R. 2602 - Secure our Skies Act of 2017; S. 1318 - A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation; H.R. 2805 - DHS Authorization Act of 2017; S. 1405 - To authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration; S. 1418 - To establish protections for passengers in air transportation; H.R. 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3198 - To provide for Federal Aviation Administration research and development; H.R. 3260 - To provide passengers in air transportation with certain rights; S. 1605 - A bill to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft; S. 1626 - A bill to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft; S. 1623 - A bill to increase the maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relating to advertising of the costs of air transportation; S. 1733 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to oversold flights to prohibit the forcible removal of passengers from such flights; H.R. 3743 - Airline Freeze of Astronomical Increases in Rates Act (AirFAIR Act); H.R. 3735/S. 1785 - No Knives on Planes Act of 2017; S. 1872 - TSA Modernization Act; H.R. 3938 - Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2017; H.R. 4176 - Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017; H.R. 4445 - Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act; H.R. 4474 - Surface Transportation and Public Area Security Act of 2017; S. 2202 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act; H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act; S. 2422 - A bill to require a study on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; H.R. 5000 - Free to Fly Act; H.R. 5004 - Air Carrier Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2556/H.R. 5315 - a bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes; and H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions regarding transportation security, Passenger Facility Charges, open skies, airline product distribution, sexual assault/harassment response training, and agriculture inspection appropriations; H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; S. 2506 - A bill to establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program; H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, provisions regarding the CRAF program; S. 2792/H.R. 5701 - A bill to modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools; H.R. 5730 - To require testing and evaluation of advanced transportation security screening technologies related to the mission of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 5857 - To protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes; H.R. 2/S. 3042, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (FARM Bill), provisions regarding agriculture inspection programs and fees; S. 2976/H.R. 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions regarding agriculture inspection programs and fees; S. 3023/H.R. 6072 - Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions regarding passenger facility charges, NextGen, airline product distribution, aircraft noise, sexual assault/harassment; S. 3026/H.R. 6028 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose the date and location of the most recent aircraft maintenance; H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; S. 3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (FY2019), provisions regarding transportation security; and S. 3144 - A bill to require the Federal Air Marshal Service to utilize risk-based strategies. Joint Application of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 41308 and 41309 for approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements, in DOT-OST-2018-0084. Gulf Carrier Open Skies reviews, in DOT-OST-2015-0082, DOS-2015-0016, and DOC-2015-0001, provisions relating to promoting competition in the aviation sector, increasing choice and reducing costs for consumers, facilitating exports for U.S. businesses, and enhancing U.S. national security. Notification of Regulatory Review, in DOT-OST-2017-0069, provisions relating to airline distribution, airline fare advertising, passengers with disabilities, tarmac delay rules, airline reporting requirements, customer service plans, customer complaints and refunds, and obsolete regulations. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control Reform; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases and revenue diversion); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; DOT Full Fare Advertising Rule (14 C.F.R. Part 399); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service passenger and cargo inspection issues and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); Federal Income and Excise Tax matters; ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; DOT airline passenger protection rules; customer service issues; passengers with disabilities issues; human trafficking training requirements; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; FAA ATC operations issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; USDA-APHIS funding and fees; transportation of hazardous cargo; Airport revenue diversion; Airport employee screening; Information Technology issues; GSA City Pair Program; CRAF program; passenger discrimination issues; labor issues; tax reform; visa issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization, regulatory reform, pilot supply, airline foreign ownership restrictions, disaster response, Farm Bill Reauthorization; sexual assault/harassment response training requirements; transport of animals; air travel for passengers with disabilities; and China website issue.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 276/S. 2348 - To ensure reliable air service to American Samoa; H.R. 911 - Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017; H.R. 1467/S.596 - SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 665 - Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2017; H.R. 876 - Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017; H.R. 1782 - Passenger Fee Restructuring Exemptions Act; H.R. 1265 - To make modifications to the passenger facility charge programs; H.R. 1420 - Know Before You Fly Act; S. 679 - To require the disclosure of information relating to cyberattacks on aircraft systems and maintenance and ground support systems for aircraft; H.R. 2191 - SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 2124 - BOARD Fairly Act; S. 947 - TICKETS Act; H.R. 2349 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify a regulation regarding the involuntary deplaning or denial of boarding a flight of any passenger on an oversold flight to accommodate a member of the air carriers flight crew or staff; H.R. 2235 - SAFE SEAT Act; S. 1037 - FAIR Fees Act; H.R. 2514 - To ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening; H.R. 2485/S. 1167 - To require the Administrator of the FAA to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft; H.R. 2602 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to include training for certain employees of air carriers to combat human trafficking, and for other purposes; H.R. 2539 - The Quiet Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 2804 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to implement changes to improve air transportation; H.R. 2800 - To ensure improvement of air traffic control services; H.R. 2715 - No Fees for Lost Baggage Act; H.R. 2602 - Secure our Skies Act of 2017; S. 1318 - A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation; H.R. 2805 - DHS Authorization Act of 2017; S. 1405 - To authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration; S. 1418 - To establish protections for passengers in air transportation; H.R. 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3198 - To provide for Federal Aviation Administration research and development; H.R. 3260 - To provide passengers in air transportation with certain rights; S. 1605 - A bill to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft; S. 1626 - A bill to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft; S. 1623 - A bill to increase the maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relating to advertising of the costs of air transportation; S. 1733 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to oversold flights to prohibit the forcible removal of passengers from such flights; H.R. 3353 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions regarding open skies, NextGen, ATC reform, airline product distribution; H.R. 3355 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions regarding transportation security; S. 1655 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions regarding Passenger Facility Charges, open skies, ATC reform, airline product distribution; H.R. 3743 - Airline Freeze of Astronomical Increases in Rates Act (AirFAIR Act); H.R. 3735/S. 1785 - No Knives on Planes Act of 2017; S. 1872 - TSA Modernization Act; H.R. 3938 - Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2017; H.R. 4176 - Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017; H.R. 1/S. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 4445 - Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act; H.R. 4474 - Surface Transportation and Public Area Security Act of 2017; S. 2202 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act; H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act; S. 2422 - A bill to require a study on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; H.R. 5000 - Free to Fly Act; H.R. 5004 - Air Carrier Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2556/H.R. 5315 - a bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes; and H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions regarding transportation security, Passenger Facility Charges, open skies, airline product distribution, sexual assault/harassment response training, and agriculture inspection appropriations. Gulf Carrier Open Skies reviews, in DOT-OST-2015-0082, DOS-2015-0016, and DOC-2015-0001, provisions relating to promoting competition in the aviation sector, increasing choice and reducing costs for consumers, facilitating exports for U.S. businesses, and enhancing U.S. national security. Notification of Regulatory Review, in DOT-OST-2017-0069, provisions relating to airline distribution, airline fare advertising, passengers with disabilities, tarmac delay rules, airline reporting requirements, customer service plans, customer complaints and refunds, and obsolete regulations. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control Reform; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases and revenue diversion); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; DOT Full Fare Advertising Rule (14 C.F.R. Part 399); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service passenger and cargo inspection issues and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); Federal Income and Excise Tax matters; ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; DOT airline passenger protection rules; customer service issues; passengers with disabilities issues; human trafficking training requirements; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; FAA ATC operations issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; USDA-APHIS funding and fees; transportation of hazardous cargo; Airport revenue diversion; Airport employee screening; Information Technology issues; GSA City Pair Program; CRAF program; passenger discrimination issues; labor issues; tax reform; visa issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization, regulatory reform, pilot supply, airline foreign ownership restrictions, disaster response, Farm Bill Reauthorization; sexual assault/harassment response training requirements; transport of animals; and air travel for passengers with disabilities.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)