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Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006

Introduced: April 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2006
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 17, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 17, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5242)
Jul 17, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5242)
Jul 17, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1871.
Jul 17, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5242-5244)
Jul 17, 2006
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 15, 2006
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.
Mar 15, 2006
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-394.
Mar 2, 2006
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 2, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 to exempt from liability a nonprofit volunteer pilot organization or a referring agency of such organization that flies for public benefit, its staff members, and its volunteers for harm caused by a volunteer while flying on behalf of the organization an aircraft for which the volunteer was properly licensed and insured, unless the conduct constitutes a federal crime of terrorism, or an act of domestic terrorism, or the entity has been convicted of providing material support to terrorists. (Maintains the Act's current liability provisions for willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious, flagrant indifference to rights or safety.) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the liability for negligence of a volunteer of a nonprofit volunteer pilot organization that flies for public benefit with respect to amounts within the limits of required liability insurance coverage.

Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the availability of insurance to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit.

What's happening now July 18, 2006

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 929 Identical bill Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2005
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 19, 2005
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 27, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Apr 27, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1871: Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1871/
MLA
"H.R. 1871: Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1871/.
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H.R. 1871, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1871/.
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