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Air Transportation Employees Assistance Act

Introduced: April 2, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 2, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Air Transportation Employees Assistance Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to provide for additional TEUCA benefits for certain individuals separated from employment with air carriers, or at airport facilities that provide transportation to or from an airport, or with upstream producers or suppliers for air carriers, if the Secretary of Labor determines that such separation was due, in whole or part, to: (1) reductions in service by an air carrier as a result of a terrorist action or security measure; (2) a closure of an airport in the United States as a result of a terrorist action or security measure; or (3) a military conflict with Iraq that has been authorized by Congress.
What's happening now April 11, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 9, 2003
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 3, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 3, 2003
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 2, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1553: Air Transportation Employees Assistance Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1553/
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"H.R. 1553: Air Transportation Employees Assistance Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1553/.
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H.R. 1553, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1553/.
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