Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021
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Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services to form a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The task force must develop recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation of air travel during the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as the resumption of full operations at airports and increased passenger air travel after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. DOT must establish a joint federal advisory committee to advise the task force to include developing and submitting policy recommendations to the task force regarding the recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines that the task force must develop. Additionally, DOT must publish the policy recommendations on a publicly accessible website.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463/S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R. 2299/S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act H.R. 3189, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes H.R. 3215/S. 1635, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 3752, Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act H.R. 3770, Northern Border Reopening Transparency Act H.R. 4105/S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4594/ S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 6965/ S. 1947, Visit America Act H.R. 7820, Travel and Tourism Act H.Res. 901, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that BridgeUSA exchange programs are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States, and that Congress should prioritize robust support to ensure equitable opportunities for Americans and people from other countries S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 S. 2015, Travel Optimization by Updating and Revitalizing Infrastructure to Support Mobilization (TOURISM) Act S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports; reopening and expanding consular operations; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; the safe rescission mask mandates for air travel; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; expanding consular staffing; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 4980, relating to vaccine requirements for domestic air travel H.R. 5204, Safe Travel Act H.R. 3095, Fair and Open Skies Act H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act H.R. 1813, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 2717, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 419, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 1283, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 884, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act S. 479, LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2288, Investing in Our Communities Act H.R. 740, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act S. 231, PFAS Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. Res. 96, Women in Aviation Workforce Week S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act H.R. 1463, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R.6270, Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act S. 4246, Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act H.R. 1300, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 1089, SMART Transportation Act H.R. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 S. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 H.R. 4042, Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 H.R. 2770, Healthy Flights Act of 2021 S. 2166, Retain GPS and Satellite Communications Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2053, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports S. 1715, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports H.R. 2719, Rebuilding Americas Airport Infrastructure Act H.R. 4161 pertaining to noise mitigation S. 2573, Airport Classification Retention Act H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act S. 4543, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act S. 3901, Reduce Human Trafficking through Transportation Act H.R. 6270 Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act H.R. 3482, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act S. 1752, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act H.R. 8105, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act S. 4419, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 S. 4727, Airport Energy Resiliency and Renewable Energy Act of 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Airline Pilot Shortage and Flight Training Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airport Infrastructure Funding Essential Air Service Program Small Community Air Service Development Program Contract Tower Program Airport Regulatory Relief Infrastructure Investment Airport Ground Transportation Access and Fees Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5G Network and Global Positioning System Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advanced Air Mobility Airport and Airway Trust Fund Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Human Trafficking
Client expense: $984,682 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5 / H.Con.Res.11A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. (Payroll Support Program) H.R.1319 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program) H.R.712To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes. H.R.741To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes. H.R.884To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes. H.R.906To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes. H.R.911 / S. 911To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes. H.R.468 / S. 2053 To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects. S.82 / H.R. 1463 A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes. S.303 A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes. S.316 A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes. H.R.1262 Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 1696Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021 H.R.1813 / S. 2717To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. / FASTER Act H.R.1870To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes. H.R.1871To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes. H.R.1877To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes. H.R.1893To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes. H.R.1895Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021 S.343Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021 H.R. 2387To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes. H.R. 2719To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 2770To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes. H.R. 3110 / S. 1658PUMP Act or Pump for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3440To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes. S. 1260 / H.R. 4521Endless Frontier Act / United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 / America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1752 / H.R.3482A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation. H.R. 3684 / Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684Invest in America Act / Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3933To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the installation of ground-based augmentation systems, and for other purposes. H.R. 4042To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 4075A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes H.R.4094To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes. S. 1608Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act S. 1715 / H.R. 3340Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports S. 2052Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021 S. 2118Clean Energy for America Act S. 2166 / H.R. 4634RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021 S. 2263A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes S. 2467PFAS Action Act of 2021 S. 1791FAST Electricity Act S. 2350Safe Skies Act of 2021 S. 2407Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 S. 2859A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues. H.R. 4350 / S.2792 / S. 1605 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022 H.R. 4431 / S. 3058Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4550 / S. 3045Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4598Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2021 H.R. 4925Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act H.R. 4926LEAVE Act H.R. 4927NOTIFIED Act H.R. 4929REST Act of 2021 H.R. 4930SHHH Act H.R. 4931SNORE Act of 2021 H.R. 4954PFAS Act H.R. 4957To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes. H.R 5357Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act H.R. 5373 To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes. H.R. 5376To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. (Build Back Better Act) S. Con. Res. 14Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031. S. 2875A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. H.R. 4094One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 H.R. 1512Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations Future Act (CLEAN Future Act) H.R. 5658DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act S. 2888U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act H.R. 5440Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R. 5706Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act H.R. 6215 / S. 3352FAIR Fees Act of 2021 S. 2875 Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021 S. 3125Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act S. 3222Airline Passengers Bill of Rights S. 3260Transportation Security Administration 20th Anniversary Review Act S. 3333Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act S. 3375Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021 H.R. 3684Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework S. 3600Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022 S.3662Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act H.R. 2471Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 S. 623 / H.R. 69 Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 S. 3014Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 4019 / H.R. 7433A bill to protect airline crew members, security screening personnel, and passengers by banning abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights. H.R. 7423A bill to prohibit imposing certain COVID-19 face covering and vaccine mandates. S. 4038A bill to increase the production and use of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. H.R. 7267 / S. 3944Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 7321Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act S. 4045A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans. S. 4419 / H.R. 8105A bill to require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes. S.4392A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of Defense. S.4372A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out a pilot program on developing and testing dynamic management of special activity airspace, and for other purposes. H.R. 7900 / S.4543FY2023 National Defense Authorization Bill H.R. 8257 / S. 4678Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8294 / S. 4670Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8152American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8605 / S. 4665To provide cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets. S. 4687Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022 H.R. 5376Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 8689To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate commercial space transportation accidents, and for other purposes. H.R. 8698To eliminate the exemption of air carriers from the authority of the Federal Trade Commission and to prohibit certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices relating to air carrier delays, and for other purposes. H.R. 8727To establish an alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program, and for other purposes. S. 4801Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act S.4674 / H.R. 8874Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 H.R. 8949To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend counter-unmanned aircraft systems authorities, to improve transparency, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and for other purposes. S.5208Aviation Workforce Development Act H.R. 9467 / S. 5235A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish evacuation standards for transport category airplanes. S.5236Aviation Workforce Development Enhancement Act S.5324A bill to amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend the existing aviation workforce development programs and provide grants to develop aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce, and for other purposes. H.R. 9662To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend the existing aviation workforce development programs and provide grants to develop aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce, and for other purposes. H.R. 2617Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement and Mandates (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2023 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issues (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health Air Travel Refunds and Travel Voucher Policy FAA Facial Covering Enforcement Onboard Aircraft FAA Pilot Record Database Unruly Airline Passenger Policy Aviation War Risk Insurance Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity State of California Meal and Rest Break Rules Aviation Workforce Supply TSA Non-Binary Gender Ticketing Designation National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Air Traffic Control Facility Staffing Aviation Fuel Supply (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Regulations) Federal Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Policy TSA One Stop Pilot Program Secondary Cockpit Barriers Airport Improvement Program Environmental Project Priority Air Carrier Access Act Aircraft Evacuation Standards Aircraft Emergency Medical Kits Interagency Communications (FAA and FCC) Special Use Airspace
Client expense: $1,339,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2022 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463/S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R. 2299/S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act H.R. 3189, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes H.R. 3215/S. 1635, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 3752, Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act H.R. 3770, Northern Border Reopening Transparency Act H.R. 4105/S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4594/ S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 6965/ S. 1947, Visit America Act H.R. 7820, Travel and Tourism Act H.Res. 901, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that BridgeUSA exchange programs are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States, and that Congress should prioritize robust support to ensure equitable opportunities for Americans and people from other countries S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports; reopening and expanding consular operations; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions at land ports of entry; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions for international air travel; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; the safe rescission mask mandates for air travel; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; expanding consular staffing
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2022 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: - H.R. 741/S. 1608, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; - H.R. 884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; - H.R. 911/S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; - S. 82/H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; - H.R. 1696/S. 642, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; - H.R. 1813/S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury/FASTER Act; - H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; - H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; - H.R. 3110/S. 1658, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes; - H.R. 3440/S. 2263, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; - S. 1752/H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; - H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; - H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; - S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; - S. 2085, Save Our Future Act; - H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; - S. 1217, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021; - H.R. 6215/S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act; - S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; - S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; - S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021; H.R. 8257/S. 4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to staffing and security and facilitation fees; H.R. 8294/S. 4670, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to airline passenger taxes, NextGen program, consumer protection, and sustainable aviation fuel; S. 1260/H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act/America Competes Act of 2022, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; S. 4419/H.R. 8105, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act; S. 4392, Reduce our Military Reliance on Foreign Fuel Act; H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act; H.R. 7900/S. 4543, National Defense Authorization Bill, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; H.R. 8605/S. 4665, To provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets; H.R. 5376/PL 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, provisions relating to sustainable aviation fuels; H.R. 4346/PL 117-167, CHIPS Act of 2022, provisions relating to sustainable aviation fuels; S. 4687, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022; H.R. 8698, To eliminate the exemption of air carriers from the authority of the Federal Trade Commission and to prohibit certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices relating to air carrier delays, and for other purposes; H.R. 8727, To establish an alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program, and for other purposes; S. 4801, Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act; S. 4674/H.R. 8874, Credit Card Competition Act of 2022; H.R. 8949, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend counter-unmanned aircraft systems authorities, to improve transparency, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and for other purposes; Request for Comments, Minimum Seat Dimensions Necessary for Safety of Air Passengers (Emergency Evacuation) in FAA-2022-1001; NPRM, Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees in DOT-OST-2017-0007; NPRM, Airline Ticket Refunds and Consumer Protections in DOT-OST-2022-0089; NPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770; In the matter of ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS Waiver of the dormancy and startup conditions on limited entry route authority in DOT-OST-2020-0035; Orders Limiting Operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport and New York LaGuardia Airport; High Density Traffic Airports Rule at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at FAA-2020-0862; NPRM, Installation and Operation of Flightdeck Installed Physical Secondary Barriers on Transport Category Airplanes in Part 121 Service in FAA-2022-0772; Refunding Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and Ancillary Services that Are Not Provided in DOT-OST-2016-0208; NPRM, Accessible Lavatories on Single Aisle Aircraft, Part 1 in DOT-OST-2019-0180 and Part 2 in DOT-OST-2021-0137; NPRM, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, Securities and Exchange Commission, 34-94478, File Number S7-10-22; Executive Order 13998 on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, January 21, 2021; Executive Order 14036 on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021; Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including: - FAA Air Traffic Control operations, modernization, staffing and equipage; - Passenger Facility Charges; - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft, security issues, TSA wait times, facilities, equipment, biometrics, and staffing issues); - Airport Security Issues; - Cybersecurity issues; - Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, biometric entry/exit); - Aircraft noise and emissions issues; - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; - International air service rights issues (Open Skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); - Ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); customer service issues including travel waivers, travel credits, and refund policies; - Passenger Accessibility issues; - FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; - Bureau of Transportation Statistics; - Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; - Air Carrier Cabotage Exemptions; - Revenue Diversion; - Information Technology issues; - Labor issues; - Domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; - FAA Reauthorization; - Regulatory Reform; - Data Privacy; - Aircraft Certification Issues; - Taxes On Aviation; - Coronavirus (COVID-19) including aircraft cleaning, facial covering requirement, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing, and international travel restrictions; - Climate Policy; - Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); - Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Reporting; - Airport Infrastructure; - Secondary Cockpit Barriers; - Tourism; - Spectrum Interference Issues; - Fuel Supply Issues; - Airline operations; -Non-binary Gender Ticketing; and - Family seating.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 4980, relating to vaccine requirements for domestic air travel H.R. 5204, Safe Travel Act H.R. 3095, Fair and Open Skies Act H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act H.R. 1813, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 2717, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 419, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 1283, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 884, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act S. 479, LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2288, Investing in Our Communities Act H.R. 740, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act S. 231, PFAS Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. Res. 96, Women in Aviation Workforce Week S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act H.R. 1463, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R.6270, Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act S. 4246, Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act H.R. 1300, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 1089, SMART Transportation Act H.R. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 S. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 H.R. 4042, Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 H.R. 2770, Healthy Flights Act of 2021 S. 2166, Retain GPS and Satellite Communications Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2053, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports S. 1715, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports H.R. 2719, Rebuilding Americas Airport Infrastructure Act H.R. 4161 pertaining to noise mitigation S. 2573, Airport Classification Retention Act H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act S. 4543, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act S. 3901, Reduce Human Trafficking through Transportation Act H.R. 6270 Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act H.R. 3482, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act S. 1752, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act H.R. 8105, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act S. 4419, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 S. 4727, Airport Energy Resiliency and Renewable Energy Act of 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Airline Pilot Shortage and Flight Training Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airport Infrastructure Funding Essential Air Service Program Small Community Air Service Development Program Contract Tower Program Airport Regulatory Relief Infrastructure Investment Airport Ground Transportation Access and Fees Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5G Network and Global Positioning System Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advanced Air Mobility Airport and Airway Trust Fund Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Human Trafficking
2022 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5, H.Con.Res.11, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R.906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R.911, S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R.468, S. 2053, To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S.82, H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S.303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S.316, A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R.1262, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021; H.R. 1696, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R.1813, S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. / FASTER Act; H.R.1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R.1871, To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R.1877, To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R.1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R.1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S.343, Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; H.R. 2387, To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110, S. 1658, PUMP Act or Pump for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 3440, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260, H.R. 4521, Endless Frontier Act (Sustainable Aviation Fuel); S. 1752, H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684, Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act / Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 3933, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the installation of ground-based augmentation systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4075, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715, H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052, Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166, H.R. 4634, RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021; S. 1791, FAST Electricity Act; S. 2350, Safe Skies Act of 2021; S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2859, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; H.R. 4350, S. 2792, S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022; H.R. 4431, S. 3058, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4550, S. 3045, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4598, Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2021; H.R. 4925, Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; H.R. 4926, LEAVE Act; H.R. 4927, NOTIFIED Act; H.R. 4929, REST Act of 2021; H.R. 4930, SHHH Act; H.R. 4931, SNORE Act of 2021; H.R. 4954, PFAS Act; H.R. 4957, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; H.R. 5373, To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes; H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; S. Con. Res. 14, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S. 2875, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021; H.R. 1512, Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (CLEAN Future Act); H.R. 5658, DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act; S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act; H.R. 5440, Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 6215, S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act of 2021; S. 2875, Cyber Incident Report Act of 2021; S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; S. 3260, Transportation Security Administration 20th Anniversary Review Act; S. 3333, Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act; S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021; H.R. 3684, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; S. 3600, Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022; S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act; H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022; S.623, H.R. 69, Sunshine Protection Act of 2021; S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 4019, H.R. 7433, A bill to protect airline crew members, security screening personnel, and passengers by banning abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights; H.R. 7423, A bill to prohibit imposing certain COVID-19 face covering and vaccine mandates; S. 4038, A bill to increase the production nd use of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; H.R. 7267, S. 3944, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022; H.R. 7321, Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act; S. 4045, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans; S. 4419, H.R. 8105, A bill to require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes; S. 4392, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of Defense; S. 4372, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out a pilot program on developing and testing dynamic management of special activity airspace, and for other purposes; H.R. 7900, S.4543, FY2023 National Defense Authorization Bill; H.R. 8257, S. 4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023; H.R. 8294, S. 4670, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act; H.R. 8605, S. 4665, To provide cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets; S. 4687, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022; H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; H.R. 8689, To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate commercial space transportation accidents, and for other purposes; H.R. 8698, To eliminate the exemption of air carriers from the authority of the Federal Trade Commission and to prohibit certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices relating to air carrier delays, and for other purposes; H.R. 8727, To establish an alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program, and for other purposes; S. 4801, Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act; S.4674, H.R. 8874, Credit Card Competition Act of 2022; H.R. 8949, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend counter-unmanned aircraft systems authorities, to improve transparency, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement and Mandates (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2023 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issue (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health Air Travel Refunds and Travel Voucher Policy FAA Facial Covering Enforcement Onboard Aircraft FAA Pilot Record Database Unruly Airline Passenger Policy Aviation War Risk Insurance Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity State of California Meal and Rest Break Rules Aviation Workforce Supply TSA Non-Binary Gender Ticketing Designation National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Air Traffic Control Facility Staffing FY2023 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Aviation Fuel Supply (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Regulations) Federal Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Policy TSA One Stop Pilot Program Secondary Cockpit Barriers Airport Improvement Program Environmental Project Priority Air Carrier Access Act Aircraft Evacuation Standards Aircraft Emergency Medical Kits Interagency Communications (FAA and FCC)
2022 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: -H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; -H.R. 884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; -H.R. 911/S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; -S. 82/H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; -H.R. 1696/S. 642, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; -H.R. 1813/S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury/FASTER Act; -S. 919, To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use; -H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; -H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; -H.R. 3110/S. 1658, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes; -H.R. 3440/S. 2263, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; -S. 1752/H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; -H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; -H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; -S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; -S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; -S. 2085, Save Our Future Act; -H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; -S. 1217, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021; -S. 2859, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; -H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 (Build Back Better Act); -H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021; -H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; -H.R. 6215/S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act; -S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; -S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; -S. 3333, Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act; and -S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021. H.R.8294, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to staffing and security and facilitation fees; H.R.8257, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to airline passenger taxes, NextGen program, consumer protection, and sustainable aviation fuel; S. 1260/H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act/America Competes Act of 2022, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; S. 4419/H.R. 8105, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act; S. 4392, Reduce our Military Reliance on Foreign Fuel Act; H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act; Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes in Docket No. CDC-2020-0033; Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations (CDC-2019-0092 & CDC-2020-0013); NPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770; In the matter of ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS Waiver of the dormancy and startup conditions on limited entry route authority in DOT-OST-2020-0035; Refunding Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and Ancillary Services that Are Not Provided in DOT-OST-2016-0208; NPRM, Accessible Lavatories on Single Aisle Aircraft, Part 1 in DOT-OST-2019-0180 and Part 2 in DOT-OST-2021-0137; NPRM, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, Securities and Exchange Commission, File Number S7-10-22, RIN 3235-AM87; Executive Order 13998 on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, January 21, 2021; Executive Order 14036 on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021; Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic, CDC 2021-24385, November 5, 2021; Requirements for Negative Pre-Departure Covid-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery From Covid-19 for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving Into the United States From Any Foreign Country, CDC 2021-26603, December 7, 2021; and Requirement for Airlines and Operators To Collect and Transmit Designated Information for Passengers and Crew Arriving Into the United States; Requirement for Passengers to Provide Designated Information, CDC 2021-24386, November 5, 2021. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including: -FAA Air Traffic Control operations, modernization, and equipage, staffing -Passenger Facility Charges; -Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, facilities, equipment, biometrics, and staffing issues); -Airport Security Issues; -Cybersecurity issues; -Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, biometric entry/exit); -Aircraft noise and emissions issues; -Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; -International air service rights issues (Open Skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); -Ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); customer service issues including travel waivers, travel credits, and refund policies; -Passengers with disabilities issues; -FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; -Bureau of Transportation Statistics; -Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; -Air Carrier Cabotage Exemptions; -Revenue Diversion; -Information Technology issues; -Labor issues; -Domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; -FAA Reauthorization; -Regulatory Reform; -Data Privacy; -Aircraft Certification Issues; -Taxes On Aviation; -Coronavirus (COVID-19) including aircraft cleaning, facial covering requirement, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing, and international and domestic quarantines and travel restrictions, vaccination requirements; -Climate Policy; -Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); -Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Reporting; -Airport Infrastructure; -Secondary Cockpit Barriers; -Tourism; -Spectrum Interference Issues; -Fuel Supply Issues; -Airline operations; and -Family seating.
2022 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 4980, relating to vaccine requirements for domestic air travel H.R. 5204, Safe Travel Act H.R. 3095, Fair and Open Skies Act H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act H.R. 1813, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 2717, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 419, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 1283, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 884, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act S. 479, LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2288, Investing in Our Communities Act H.R. 740, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act S. 231, PFAS Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. Res. 96, Women in Aviation Workforce Week S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act H.R. 1463, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R.6270, Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act S. 4246, Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act H.R. 1300, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 1089, SMART Transportation Act H.R. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 S. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 H.R. 4042, Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 H.R. 2770, Healthy Flights Act of 2021 S. 2166, Retain GPS and Satellite Communications Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2053, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports S. 1715, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports H.R. 2719, Rebuilding Americas Airport Infrastructure Act H.R. 4161 pertaining to noise mitigation S. 2573, Airport Classification Retention Act H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act S. 4543, National Defense Authorization Act of 2023 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act of 2023 S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act S. 3901, Reduce Human Trafficking through Transportation Act H.R. 6270 Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act H.R. 3482, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act S. 1752, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act H.R. 8105, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act S. 4419, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Airline Pilot Shortage and Flight Training Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airport Infrastructure Funding Essential Air Service Program Small Community Air Service Development Program Contract Tower Program Airport Regulatory Relief Infrastructure Investment Airport Ground Transportation Access and Fees Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5G Network and Global Positioning System Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advanced Air Mobility Airport and Airway Trust Fund Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Human Trafficking
2022 · second_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463/S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R. 2299/S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act H.R. 3189, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes H.R. 3215/S. 1635, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 3752, Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act H.R. 3770, Northern Border Reopening Transparency Act H.R. 4105/S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4594/ S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 6965/ S. 1947, Visit America Act H.Res. 901, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that BridgeUSA exchange programs are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States, and that Congress should prioritize robust support to ensure equitable opportunities for Americans and people from other countries H.R. 7820, Travel and Tourism Act S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports; reopening and expanding consular operations; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions at land ports of entry; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions for international air travel; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; the safe rescission mask mandates for air travel; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports
2022 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5, H.Con.Res.11, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R.906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R.911, S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R.468, S. 2053, To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S.82, H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S.303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S.316, A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R.1262, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021; H.R. 1696, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R.1813, S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. / FASTER Act; H.R.1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R.1871, To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R.1877, To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R.1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R.1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S.343, Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; H.R. 2387, To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110, S. 1658, PUMP Act or Pump for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 3440, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260, H.R. 4521, Endless Frontier Act (Sustainable Aviation Fuel); S. 1752, H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684, Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act / Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 3933, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the installation of ground-based augmentation systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4075, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715, H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052, Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166, H.R. 4634, RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021; S. 1791, FAST Electricity Act; S. 2350, Safe Skies Act of 2021; S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2859, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; H.R. 4350, S. 2792, S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022; H.R. 4431, S. 3058, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4550, S. 3045, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4598, Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2021; H.R. 4925, Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; H.R. 4926, LEAVE Act; H.R. 4927, NOTIFIED Act; H.R. 4929, REST Act of 2021; H.R. 4930, SHHH Act; H.R. 4931, SNORE Act of 2021; H.R. 4954, PFAS Act; H.R. 4957, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; H.R. 5373, To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes; H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; S. Con. Res. 14, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S. 2875, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021; H.R. 1512, Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (CLEAN Future Act); H.R. 5658, DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act; S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act; H.R. 5440, Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 6215, S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act of 2021; S. 2875, Cyber Incident Report Act of 2021; S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; S. 3260, Transportation Security Administration 20th Anniversary Review Act; S. 3333, Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act; S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021; H.R. 3684, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; S. 3600, Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022; S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act; H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022; S.623, H.R. 69, Sunshine Protection Act of 2021; S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 4019, H.R. 7433, A bill to protect airline crew members, security screening personnel, and passengers by banning abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights; H.R. 7423, A bill to prohibit imposing certain COVID-19 face covering and vaccine mandates; S. 4038, A bill to increase the production nd use of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; H.R. 7267, S. 3944, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022; H.R. 7321, Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act; S. 4045, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans; S. 4419, H.R. 8105, A bill to require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes; S. 4392, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of Defense; S. 4372, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out a pilot program on developing and testing dynamic management of special activity airspace, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement and Mandates (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2023 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issue (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health Air Travel Refunds and Travel Voucher Policy FAA Facial Covering Enforcement Onboard Aircraft FAA Pilot Record Database Unruly Airline Passenger Policy Aviation War Risk Insurance Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity State of California Meal and Rest Break Rules Aviation Workforce Supply TSA Non-Binary Gender Ticketing Designation National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Air Traffic Control Facility Staffing FY2023 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Aviation Fuel Supply (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Regulations) Federal Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Policy
2022 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: - H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; - H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; - H.R. 884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; - H.R. 906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; - H.R. 911/S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; - S. 82/H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; - S. 303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; - H.R. 1696/S. 642, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; - H.R. 1813/S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury/FASTER Act; - H.R. 1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; - H.R. 1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; - S. 343 Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; - S. 919, To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use; - H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; - H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; - H.R. 3110/S. 1658, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes; - H.R. 3440/S. 2263, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; - S. 1752/H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; - H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; - H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; - S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; - S. 1715/H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; - S. 2052, Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; - S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; - S. 2166/H.R. 4634, RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; - S. 2085, Save Our Future Act; - H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; - S. 1217, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021; - S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; - S. 2859, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; - H.R. 4925, Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; - H.R. 4927, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to notify the public of proposed new Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures, and for other purposes; - H.R. 4957, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; - H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; - H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 (Build Back Better Act); - S. Con. Res. 14, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; - S. 2875, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; - H.R. 5204, Safe Travel Act; - S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act; - S. 2895, Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act; - H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021; - H.R. 1512, Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations Future Act (CLEAN Future Act); - H.R. 5658, DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act; - H.R. 5440, Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; - H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; - H.R. 6215/S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act; - S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; - S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; - S. 3333, Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act; - S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021; - H.R. 2471/PL 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to airline passenger taxes, NextGen program, consumer protection, sustainable aviation fuel, TSA staffing and security and facilitation fees; - S. 623/H.R. 69, Sunshine Protection Act of 2021; and - S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act. H.R. 4431/S. 3058, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to staffing and security and facilitation fees; H.R. 4550/S. 3045, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to airline passenger taxes, NextGen program, consumer protection, and sustainable aviation fuel; S. 1260/H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act/America Competes Act of 2022, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes in Docket No. CDC-2020-0033; Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations (CDC-2019-0092 & CDC-2020-0013); NPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770; In the matter of ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS Waiver of the dormancy and startup conditions on limited entry route authority in DOT-OST-2020-0035; COVID-19 Related Relief Concerning Operations at Chicago OHare International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, New York LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and San Francisco International Airport for the Winter 2021/2022 Scheduling Season, in FAA-2020-0862; Refunding Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and Ancillary Services that Are Not Provided in DOT-OST-2016-0208; NPRM, Accessible Lavatories on Single Aisle Aircraft, Part 1 in DOT-OST-2019-0180 and Part 2 in DOT-OST-2021-0137; NPRM, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, Securities and Exchange Commission, File Number S7-10-22, RIN 3235-AM87; Executive Order 13998 on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, January 21, 2021. Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, January 27, 2021. Executive Order 14036 on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021. Executive Order 14042 on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, September 9, 2021. Executive Order 14058 on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government, December 13, 2021. Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic, October 25, 2021; Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic, CDC 2021-24385, November 5, 2021; Requirements for Negative Pre-Departure Covid-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery From Covid-19 for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving Into the United States From Any Foreign Country, CDC 2021-26603, December 7, 2021; and Requirement for Airlines and Operators To Collect and Transmit Designated Information for Passengers and Crew Arriving Into the United States; Requirement for Passengers to Provide Designated Information, CDC 2021-24386, November 5, 2021. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including: - Air Traffic Control modernization; - Passenger Facility Charges; - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, facilities, equipment, biometrics, and staffing issues); - Airport Security Issues; - Cybersecurity issues; - Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, reimbursable services agreements, biometric entry/exit); - Aircraft noise and emissions issues; - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; - International air service rights issues (Open Skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); - ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); customer service issues including travel waivers, travel credits, and refund policies; - passengers with disabilities issues; - FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; - Bureau of Transportation statistics; - FAA ATC operations and equipage issues; - Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; - Air Carrier Cabotage Exemptions; - Revenue Diversion; - Information Technology Issues; - Labor Issues; - Domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; - FAA Reauthorization implementation; - Regulatory Reform; - Data Privacy; - Aircraft Certification Issues; - Taxes On Aviation; - Coronavirus (COVID-19) including aircraft cleaning, facial covering requirement, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing, and international and domestic quarantines and travel restrictions, vaccination requirements; - Climate Policy; - Sustainable Aviation Fuels (Saf); - Environmental, Social And Governance (Esg) Reporting; - Airport Infrastructure; - Secondary Cockpit Barriers; - Tourism; - Spectrum Interference Issues; - Unruly Airline Passenger Policy; - Fuel Supply Issues; And - Aviation War Risk Insurance.
2022 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463/S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R. 2299/S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act H.R. 3189, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes H.R. 3215/S. 1635, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 3752, Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act H.R. 3770, Northern Border Reopening Transparency Act H.R. 4105/S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4594, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 6965, Visit America Act H.Res. 901, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that BridgeUSA exchange programs are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States, and that Congress should prioritize robust support to ensure equitable opportunities for Americans and people from other countries S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 S. 1947, Visit America Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports; reopening and expanding consular operations; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions at land ports of entry; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions for international air travel; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; the safe rescission mask mandates for air travel; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.
2022 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 4980, relating to vaccine requirements for domestic air travel H.R. 5204, Safe Travel Act H.R. 3095, Fair and Open Skies Act H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1813, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 2717, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 419, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 1283, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 884, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act S. 479, LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2288, Investing in Our Communities Act H.R. 740, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act S. 231, PFAS Act S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. Res. 96, Women in Aviation Workforce Week S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act H.R. 1463, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1300, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 1089, SMART Transportation Act H.R. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 S. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 H.R. 4042, Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 H.R. 2770, Healthy Flights Act of 2021 S. 2166, Retain GPS and Satellite Communications Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2053, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 1953, Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports S. 1715, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports H.R. 2719, Rebuilding Americas Airport Infrastructure Act H.R. 4161 pertaining to noise mitigation S. 2573, Airport Classification Retention Act H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act S. 3901, Reduce Human Trafficking through Transportation Act H.R. 6270 Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act H.R. 3482, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act S. 1752, National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Airline Pilot Shortage and Flight Training Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airport Infrastructure Funding Essential Air Service Program Small Community Air Service Development Program Contract Tower Program Airport Regulatory Relief Infrastructure Investment Airport Ground Transportation Access and Fees Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5G Network and Global Positioning System Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advanced Air Mobility Airport and Airway Trust Fund Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Human Trafficking
2022 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5, H.Con.Res.11, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R.906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R.911, S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R.468, S. 2053, To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S.82, H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S.303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S.316, A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R.1262, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021; H.R. 1696, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R.1813, S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. / FASTER Act; H.R.1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R.1871, To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R.1877, To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R.1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R.1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S.343, Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; H.R. 2387, To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110, S. 1658, PUMP Act or Pump for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 3440, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260, H.R. 4521, Endless Frontier Act (Sustainable Aviation Fuel); S. 1752, H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684, Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act / Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 3933, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the installation of ground-based augmentation systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4075, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715, H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052, Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166, H.R. 4634, RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021; S. 1791, FAST Electricity Act; S. 2350, Safe Skies Act of 2021; S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2859, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; H.R. 4350, S. 2792, S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022; H.R. 4431, S. 3058, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4550, S. 3045, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4598, Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2021; H.R. 4925, Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; H.R. 4926, LEAVE Act; H.R. 4927, NOTIFIED Act; H.R. 4929, REST Act of 2021; H.R. 4930, SHHH Act; H.R. 4931, SNORE Act of 2021; H.R. 4954, PFAS Act; H.R. 4957, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; H.R. 5373, To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes; H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; S. Con. Res. 14, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S. 2875, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021; H.R. 1512, Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (CLEAN Future Act); H.R. 5658, DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act; S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act; H.R. 5440, Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 6215, S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act of 2021; S. 2875, Cyber Incident Report Act of 2021; S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; S. 3260, Transportation Security Administration 20th Anniversary Review Act; S. 3333, Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act; S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021; H.R. 3684, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; S. 3600, Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022; S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act; H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022; S.623, H.R. 69, Sunshine Protection Act of 2021; S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement and Mandates (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2023 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issue (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health Air Travel Refunds and Travel Voucher Policy FAA Facial Covering Enforcement Onboard Aircraft FAA Pilot Record Database Unruly Airline Passenger Policy Aviation War Risk Insurance Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity State of California Meal and Rest Break Rules Aviation Workforce Supply
2021 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463/S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R. 2299/S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act H.R. 3189, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes H.R. 3215/S. 1635, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 3752, Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act H.R. 3770, Northern Border Reopening Transparency Act H.R. 4105/S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 S. 1947, Visit America Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports; reopening and expanding consular operations; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions at land ports of entry; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions for international air travel; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates
2021 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 712 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741 - To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R. 884 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R. 906 - To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R. 911/S. 911 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 468 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S. 82/H.R. 1463 - A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S. 303 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S. 316 - A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1696 - To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1696 - Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R. 1813/S. 2717 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury/FASTER Act; H.R. 1870 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R. 1871 - To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R. 1877 - To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R. 1893 - To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R. 1895 - Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S. 343 Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; and S. 919 - To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use; H.R. 2387 - To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110/S. 1658 - To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes; H.R. 3440 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1752/H.R. 3482 - A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684/ Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684/PL 117-58 - Invest in America Act/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 4042 - To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094 - To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715/H.R. 3340 - Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052 - Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118 - Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166/H.R. 4634 - RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1791 - FAST Electricity Act; S. 2085 - Save Our Future Act; H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; S. 1217 - Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2859 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; H.R. 4925 - Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; H.R. 4927 - To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to notify the public of proposed new Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures, and for other purposes; H.R. 4957 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; H.R 5357 - Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; H.R. 5376 - To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 (Build Back Better Act); S. Con. Res. 14 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S. 2875 - A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; H.R. 5204 - Safe Travel Act; S. 2888 - U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act; H.R. 3095, the Fair and Open Skies Act; S. 2895 - Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act; H.R. 4094 - One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021; H.R. 1512, Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations Future Act (CLEAN Future Act); H.R. 5658 - DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5706 - Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 6215/S. 3352 FAIR Fees Act; S.2875 - Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021; S.3125 - Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; S.3222 - Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; S.3333 - Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act; and S.3375 - Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021. H.R. 4350 / S. 2792/S. 1605/PL 117-81 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022, provisions relating to sustainable aviation fuel and Global Positioning System; H.R. 4431/S. 3058 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to staffing and security and facilitation fees; H.R. 4550/S. 3045 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to airline passenger taxes, NextGen program, consumer protection, and sustainable aviation fuel; S. 1260 - Endless Frontier Act, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes in Docket No. CDC-2020-0033. Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations (CDC-2019-0092 & CDC-2020-0013). NPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770. In the matter of ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS Waiver of the dormancy and startup conditions on limited entry route authority in DOT-OST-2020-0035. COVID-19 Related Relief Concerning Operations at Chicago OHare International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, New York LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and San Francisco International Airport for the Winter 2021/2022 Scheduling Season, in FAA-2020-0862. Refunding Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and Ancillary Services that Are Not Provided in DOT-OST-2016-0208. NPRM, Accessible Lavatories on Single Aisle Aircraft, Part 1 in DOT-OST-2019-0180. Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, January 21, 2021. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, January 27, 2021. Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021. Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, September 9, 2021. Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government, December 13, 2021. Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic, October 25, 2021. Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic, CDC 2021-24385, November 5, 2021. Requirements for Negative Pre-Departure Covid-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery From Covid-19 for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving Into the United States From Any Foreign Country, CDC 2021-26603, December 7, 2021. Requirement for Airlines and Operators To Collect and Transmit Designated Information for Passengers and Crew Arriving Into the United States; Requirement for Passengers to Provide Designated Information, CDC 2021-24386, November 5, 2021. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control modernization; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, reimbursable services agreements, REAL ID implementation, facial recognition technology and staffing issues); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, reimbursable services agreements, biometric entry/exit); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; customer service issues including travel waivers, travel credits, and refund policies; passengers with disabilities issues; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; Bureau of Transportation statistics; FAA ATC operations and equipage issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; revenue diversion; Information Technology issues; labor issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization implementation; regulatory reform; commercial space; data privacy; aircraft certification issues; taxes on aviation; information and communications technology and services supply chain; Coronavirus (COVID-19) including federal assistance to airlines, contact tracing, aircraft cleaning, facial covering requirement, distancing, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing, vaccine distribution, digital health credentials, and international and domestic quarantines and travel restrictions, vaccination requirements; Essential Air Service; minimum service requirements; climate policy; Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization; airport infrastructure; pilot mental health; secondary cockpit barriers; tourism; spectrum interference issues; unruly airline passenger policy; and fuel supply issues.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 4980, relating to vaccine requirements for domestic air travel H.R. 5204 - Safe Travel Act H.R. 3095, Fair and Open Skies Act H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1813, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 2717, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 419, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 1283, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 884, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act S. 479, LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2288, Investing in Our Communities Act H.R. 740, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act S. 231, PFAS Act S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. Res. 96, Women in Aviation Workforce Week S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act H.R. 1463, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1300, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 1089, SMART Transportation Act H.R. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 S. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 H.R. 4042, Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 H.R. 2770, Healthy Flights Act of 2021 S. 2166, Retain GPS and Satellite Communications Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2053, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 1953, Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports S. 1715, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports H.R. 2719, Rebuilding Americas Airport Infrastructure Act H.R. 4161 pertaining to noise mitigation S. 2573, Airport Classification Retention Act H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Airline Pilot Shortage and Flight Training Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airport Infrastructure Funding Essential Air Service Program Small Community Air Service Development Program Contract Tower Program Airport Regulatory Relief Infrastructure Investment Airport Ground Transportation Access and Fees Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5G Network and Global Positioning System Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advanced Air Mobility Airport and Airway Trust Fund Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
2021 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5, H.Con.Res.11, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R.906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R.911, S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R.468, S. 2053, To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S.82, H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S.303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S.316, A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R.1262, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021; H.R. 1696, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R.1813, S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. / FASTER Act; H.R.1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R.1871, To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R.1877, To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R.1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R.1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S.343, Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; H.R. 2387, To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110, S. 1658, PUMP Act or Pump for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 3440, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act (Sustainable Aviation Fuel); S. 1752, H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684, Senate Amendment. to H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act / Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 3933, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the installation of ground-based augmentation systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4075, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715, H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052, Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166, H.R. 4634, RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021; S. 1791, FAST Electricity Act; S. 2350, Safe Skies Act of 2021; S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2859, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; H.R. 4350, S. 2792, S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022; H.R. 4431, S. 3058, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4550, S. 3045, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4598, Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2021; H.R. 4925, Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; H.R. 4926, LEAVE Act; H.R. 4927, NOTIFIED Act; H.R. 4929, REST Act of 2021; H.R. 4930, SHHH Act; H.R. 4931, SNORE Act of 2021; H.R. 4954, PFAS Act; H.R. 4957, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; H.R. 5373, To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes; H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; S. Con. Res. 14, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S. 2875, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021; H.R. 1512, Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (CLEAN Future Act); H.R. 5658, DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act; S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act; H.R. 5440, Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 6215, S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act of 2021; S. 2875, Cyber Incident Report Act of 2021; S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; S. 3260, Transportation Security Administration 20th Anniversary Review Act; S. 3333, Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act; S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021; H.R. 3684, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2022 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issue (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health Air Travel Refunds and Travel Voucher Policy FAA Facial Covering Enforcement Onboard Aircraft FAA Pilot Record Database Unruly Airline Passenger Policy
2021 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463/S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R. 2299/S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act H.R. 3215/S. 1635, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 3752, Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act H.R. 4105/S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 S. 1947, Visit America Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports; reopening and expanding consular operations; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions at land ports of entry; rescinding or reforming current travel restrictions for international air travel
Client expense: $16,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 4980 H.R. 5204 - Safe Travel Act H.R. 3095 H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1813, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act S. 419, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 1283, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 884, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act S. 479, LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2288, Investing in Our Communities Act H.R. 740, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act S. 231, PFAS Act S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. Res. 96, Women in Aviation Workforce Week S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act H.R. 1463, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1300, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 1089, SMART Transportation Act H.R. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 S. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 H.R. 4042, Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 H.R. 2770, Healthy Flights Act of 2021 S. 2166, Retain GPS and Satellite Communications Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2053, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 1953, Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports S. 1715, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports H.R. 2719, Rebuilding Americas Airport Infrastructure Act H.R. 4161 pertaining to noise mitigation S. 2573, Airport Classification Retention Act H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Airline Pilot Shortage and Flight Training Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airport Infrastructure Funding Essential Air Service Program Small Community Air Service Development Program Contract Tower Program Airport Regulatory Relief Infrastructure Investment Airport Ground Transportation Access and Fees Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5G Network and Global Positioning System Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advanced Air Mobility Airport and Airway Trust Fund Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
2021 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: S.Con.Res.5/H.Con.Res. 11 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, provisions relating to Payroll Support Program; H.R. 1319/P.L. 117-2 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provisions relating to Payroll Support Program; H.R. 712 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741 - To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R. 884 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R. 906 - To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R. 911/S. 911 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 468 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S. 82/H.R. 1463 - A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S. 303 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S. 316 - A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1696 - To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1696 - Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R. 1813/S. 2717 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury/FASTER Act; H.R. 1870 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R. 1871 - To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R. 1877 - To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R. 1893 - To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R. 1895 - Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S. 343 Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; and S. 919 - To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use; H.R. 2387 - To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110/S. 1658 - To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes; H.R. 3440 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - Endless Frontier Act, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; S. 1752/H.R. 3482 - A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684/ Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684 - Invest in America Act/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 4042 - To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094 - To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715/H.R. 3340 - Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052 - Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118 - Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166/H.R. 4634 - RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1791 - FAST Electricity Act; S. 2085 - Save Our Future Act; H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; S. 1217 - Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2859 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; H.R. 4350 / S.2792 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022, provisions relating to sustainable aviation fuel and Global Positioning System; H.R. 4431- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to staffing and security and facilitation fees; H.R. 4550 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions relating to airline passenger taxes, NextGen program, consumer protection, and sustainable aviation fuel; H.R. 4925 - Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; H.R. 4927 - To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to notify the public of proposed new Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures, and for other purposes; H.R. 4957 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; H.R 5357 - Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; H.R. 5376 - To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; S. Con. Res. 14 - Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S. 2875 - A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; H.R. 5204 - Safe Travel Act; S. 2888 - U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act; H.R. 3095, the Fair and Open Skies Act; and S. 2895 - Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act. In the Matter of: Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine in Docket CDC-2020-0013. Interim Final Rule - Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Suspension of Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes in Docket No. CDC-2020-0033. Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations (CDC-2019-0092 & CDC-2020-0013). ANPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770. In the Matter of LightSquared Technical Working Group, et al., in FCC-20-48. Continuation of Certain Air Service in DOT-OST-2020-0037. In the matter of ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS Waiver of the dormancy and startup conditions on limited entry route authority in DOT-OST-2020-0035. COVID-19 Related Relief Concerning Operations at Chicago OHare International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, New York LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and San Francisco International Airport for the Winter 2021/2022 Scheduling Season, in FAA-2020-0862 Refunding Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and Ancillary Services that Are Not Provided in DOT-OST-2016-0208 Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, January 21, 2021. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, January 27, 2021. Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021. Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, September 9, 2021. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control modernization; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, reimbursable services agreements, REAL ID implementation, facial recognition technology and staffing issues); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, reimbursable services agreements, biometric entry/exit); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; customer service issues including travel waivers, travel credits, and refund policies; passengers with disabilities issues; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; Bureau of Transportation statistics; FAA ATC operations and equipage issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; revenue diversion; Information Technology issues; labor issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization implementation; regulatory reform; commercial space; data privacy; aircraft certification issues; taxes on aviation; information and communications technology and services supply chain; Coronavirus (COVID-19) including federal assistance to airlines, contact tracing, aircraft cleaning, facial covering requirement, distancing, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing, vaccine distribution, digital health credentials, and international and domestic quarantines and travel restrictions, vaccination requirements; Essential Air Service; minimum service requirements; climate policy; Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization; airport infrastructure; pilot mental health; secondary cockpit barriers; tourism; spectrum interference issues; unruly airline passenger policy; and fuel supply issues.
2021 · third_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5, H.Con.Res.11, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R.906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R.911, S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R.468, S. 2053, To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S.82, H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S.303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S.316, A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R.1262, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021; H.R. 1696, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R.1813, S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. / FASTER Act; H.R.1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R.1871, To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R.1877, To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R.1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R.1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S.343, Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; H.R. 2387, To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110, S. 1658, PUMP Act or Pump for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 3440, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act (Sustainable Aviation Fuel); S. 1752, H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684, Senate Amendment. to H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act / Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 3933, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the installation of ground-based augmentation systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4075, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715, H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052, Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166, H.R. 4634, RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021; S. 1791, FAST Electricity Act; S. 2350, Safe Skies Act of 2021; S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2859, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; H.R. 4350, S. 2792, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022; H.R. 4431, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4550, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4598, Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2021; H.R. 4925, Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; H.R. 4926, LEAVE Act; H.R. 4927, NOTIFIED Act; H.R. 4929, REST Act of 2021; H.R. 4930, SHHH Act; H.R. 4931, SNORE Act of 2021; H.R. 4954, PFAS Act; H.R. 4957, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; H.R. 5373, To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes; H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; S. Con. Res. 14, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S. 2875, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2022 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issue (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health Air Travel Refunds and Travel Voucher Policy FAA Facial Covering Enforcement Onboard Aircraft FAA Pilot Record Database Cybersecurity Reporting Unruly Airline Passenger Policy
2021 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1813, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act S. 419, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 1283, Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act H.R. 884, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act S. 479, LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2288, Investing in Our Communities Act H.R. 740, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act S. 231, PFAS Act S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. Res. 96, Women in Aviation Workforce Week S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act H.R. 1463, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 516, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1339, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act H.R. 1300, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 1089, SMART Transportation Act H.R. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 S. 911, Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 H.R. 4042, Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021 H.R. 2770, Healthy Flights Act of 2021 S. 2166, Retain GPS and Satellite Communications Act H.R. 468, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2053, Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 1953, Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports S. 1715, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports H.R. 2719, Rebuilding Americas Airport Infrastructure Act H.R. 4161 pertaining to noise mitigation Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Airline Pilot Shortage and Flight Training Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airport Infrastructure Funding Essential Air Service Program Small Community Air Service Development Program Contract Tower Program Airport Regulatory Relief Infrastructure Investment Airport Ground Transportation Access and Fees Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5G Network and Global Positioning System Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advanced Air Mobility Airport and Airway Trust Fund Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
2021 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: S.Con.Res.5/H.Con.Res 11 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, provisions relating to Payroll Support Program; H.R. 1319/P.L. 117-2 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provisions relating to Payroll Support Program; H.R. 712 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741 - To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R. 884 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R. 906 - To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R. 911/S. 911 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 468 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S. 82/H.R. 1463 - A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S. 303 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S. 316 - A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1696 - To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1696 - Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R. 1813 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; H.R. 1870 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R. 1871 - To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R. 1877 - To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R. 1893 - To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R. 1895 - Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S. 343 Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; and S. 919 - To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use; H.R. 2387 - To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110/S. 1658 - To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes; H.R. 3440 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - Endless Frontier Act, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; S. 1752/H.R. 3482 - A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684 - Invest in America Act; H.R. 4042 - To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094 - To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715/H.R. 3340 - Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052 - Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118 - Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166 - RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1791 - FAST Electricity Act; S. 2085 - Save Our Future Act; H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; and S. 1217 - Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021. In the Matter of: Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine in Docket CDC-2020-0013. Interim Final Rule - Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Suspension of Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes in Docket No. CDC-2020-0033. Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations (CDC-2019-0092 & CDC-2020-0013). ANPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770. In the Matter of LightSquared Technical Working Group, et al., in FCC-20-48. Continuation of Certain Air Service in DOT-OST-2020-0037. In the matter of ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS Waiver of the dormancy and startup conditions on limited entry route authority in DOT-OST-2020-0035. Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, January 21, 2021. Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, January 27, 2021. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control modernization; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, reimbursable services agreements, REAL ID implementation, facial recognition technology and staffing issues); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, reimbursable services agreements, biometric entry/exit); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; customer service issues including travel waivers, travel credits, and refund policies; passengers with disabilities issues; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; Bureau of Transportation statistics; FAA ATC operations and equipage issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; revenue diversion; Information Technology issues; labor issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization implementation; regulatory reform; commercial space; data privacy; aircraft certification issues; taxes on aviation; information and communications technology and services supply chain; Coronavirus (COVID-19) including federal assistance to airlines, contact tracing, aircraft cleaning, facial covering requirement, distancing, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing, vaccine distribution, digital health credentials, and international and domestic quarantines and travel restrictions; Essential Air Service; minimum service requirements; climate policy; Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization; airport infrastructure; pilot mental health; secondary cockpit barriers; tourism; and spectrum interference issues.
2021 · second_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463/S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R. 3215/S. 1635, Temporary Family Visitation Act S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 S. 1947, Visit America Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; funding for Brand USA program; digital health credentials; reopening international travel; facilitating the reopening of cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada; resumption of U.S.-U.K. travel; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; new COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports; reopening and expanding consular operations; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad
Client expense: $11,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5, H.Con.Res.11, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R.906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R.911, S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R.468, S. 2053, To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S.82, H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S.303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S.316, A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R.1262, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021; H.R. 1696, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R.1813, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; H.R.1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R.1871, To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R.1877, To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R.1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R.1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S.343, Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; H.R. 2387, To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110, S. 1658, PUMP Act or Pump for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 3440, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act (Sustainable Aviation Fuel); S. 1752, H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act; H.R. 3933, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the installation of ground-based augmentation systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4075, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715, H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052, Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166, RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021; S. 1791, FAST Electricity Act. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2022 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issue (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health Air Travel Refunds and Travel Voucher Policy FAA Facial Covering Enforcement Onboard Aircraft FAA Pilot Record Database
2021 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R.468 - Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R.884 National Aviation Preparedness Plan of 2021 H.R.1462 - Civil Aviation Security and Safety Act of 2021 H.R.1463 - Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R.884 - The National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2021 H.R.2696 - Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act H.R.2697 - 21st Century Transportation Workforce Development Act H.R.2770 - Healthy Flights Act of 2021 H.R.4042 - Aviation Funding Stability Act S. 516 - Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act FAA Staffing and Training.
Client expense: $96,518 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2021 · second_quarter · Transportation
H.R.468 - Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R.884 - National Aviation Preparedness Plan of 2021 H.R.1462 - Civil Aviation Security and Safety Act of 2021 H.R.1463 - Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R.884 - The National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2021 H.R.2696 - Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act H.R.2697 - 21st Century Transportation Workforce Development Act H.R.2770 - Healthy Flights Act of 2021 H.R.4042 - Aviation Funding Stability Act S. 516 - Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act FAA Staffing and Training.
Client expense: $96,518 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2021 · first_quarter · Transportation
H.R.468 - Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R.7867 - Healthy Flights Act of 2020 H.R.884 - National Aviation Preparedness Plan of 2021 H.R.1462 - Civil Aviation Security and Safety Act of 2021 H.R.1463 - Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R.8712 - The National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020 S. 516 - Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S.911 - Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 FAA Staffing and Training.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2021 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R.468 - Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 H.R.884 National Aviation Preparedness Plan of 2021 H.R.1462 - Civil Aviation Security and Safety Act of 2021 H.R.1463 - Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 H.R.8712 - The National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020 S. 516 - Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act S.911 - Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2021 FAA Staffing and Training.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2021 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5/H.Con.Res 11 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, provisions relating to Payroll Support Program; H.R. 1319/P.L. 117-2 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provisions relating to Payroll Support Program; Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 712 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741 - To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R. 884 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R. 906 - To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R. 911/S. 911 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 468 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S. 82/H.R. 1463 - A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S. 303 - A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S. 316 - A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1696 - To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1696 - Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R. 1813 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; H.R. 1870 - To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R. 1871 - To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R. 1877 - To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R. 1893 - To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R. 1895 - Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S. 343 Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; and S. 919 - To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use. In the Matter of: Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine in Docket CDC-2020-0013. Interim Final Rule - Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Suspension of Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes in Docket No. CDC-2020-0033. Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations (CDC-2019-0092 & CDC-2020-0013). ANPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770. In the Matter of LightSquared Technical Working Group, et al., in FCC-20-48. Essential Air Service at Lanai, Hawaii, Molokai, Hawaii in DOT-OST-2020-0217. Continuation of Certain Air Service in DOT-OST-2020-0037. In the matter of ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS Waiver of the dormancy and startup conditions on limited entry route authority in DOT-OST-2020-0035. Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, January 21, 2021.Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, January 27, 2021. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including Air Traffic Control modernization; Passenger Facility Charges; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, air cargo security issues, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security issues, TSA wait times, reimbursable services agreements, REAL ID implementation, facial recognition technology and staffing issues); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, reimbursable services agreements, biometric entry/exit); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Immunized Joint Ventures; customer service issues including travel waivers and refund policies; passengers with disabilities issues; FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; FAA ATC operations and equipage issues; Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; Air Carrier cabotage exemptions; revenue diversion; Information Technology issues; labor issues; domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; FAA Reauthorization implementation; regulatory reform; commercial space; data privacy; aircraft certification issues; taxes on aviation; information and communications technology and services supply chain,; Coronavirus (COVID-19) including federal assistance to airlines, contact tracing, aircraft cleaning, facial covering requirement, distancing, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing, quarantines, and travel bans, vaccine distribution and prioritization, digital health credentials, and international and domestic travel restrictions; Essential Air Service; minimum service requirements; climate policy; Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization; airport infrastructure; pilot mental health; secondary cockpit barriers; tourism; and spectrum interference issues.
2021 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463, To require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; funding for Brand USA program; digital health credentials; reopening international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; new COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports
Client expense: $17,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.Con.Res.5, H.Con.Res.11, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R.906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R.911, S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R.468, To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S.82, H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S.303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S.316, A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R.1262, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021; H.R. 1696, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R.1813, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; H.R.1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R.1871, To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R.1877, To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R.1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R.1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S.343, Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2022 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issue (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health
Client expense: $712,147 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $1,458,600 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $751,599 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $1,221,600 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $758,576 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $1,363,200 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $19,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $1,174,734 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $1,371,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $615,801 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $1,329,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $579,717 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $1,451,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $1,394,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection