H.R. 4217 111th Congress House

Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United Stat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2009 See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airportsDepartment of TransportationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust funds

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Motor fuelsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSales and excise taxesTransportation programs funding

Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 16, 2009

Signed by President.

Dec 16, 2009

Became Public Law No: 111-116.

Dec 14, 2009

Presented to President.

Dec 11, 2009

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 10, 2009

Cleared for White House.

Dec 10, 2009

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12969)

Dec 10, 2009

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12969)

Dec 9, 2009

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Dec 8, 2009

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13594)

Dec 8, 2009

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4217.

Dec 8, 2009

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13594-13596)

Dec 8, 2009

Mr. Lewis (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Dec 8, 2009

Referred to House Ways and Means

Dec 8, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Dec 8, 2009

Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure

Dec 8, 2009

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 8, 2009

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13594)

Dec 8, 2009

Introduced in House

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Latest action December 16, 2009

Became Public Law No: 111-116.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through March 31, 2010: (1) excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

Authorizes appropriations for the six-month period from October 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010, for airport improvement program (AIP) projects, including project grant authority. Sets forth a formula for calculating the apportionment of AIP funding.

Extends through March 31, 2010, various airport development projects, including: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fees at nonhub airports; (2) small airport grants for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (3) the temporary increase to 95% in the government share of certain AIP project costs; and (4) the funding of Midway Island airport development.

Extends through March 31, 2010, state and local land use compatibility projects under the AIP program.

Extends through March 31, 2010, the authority of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to apply for an airport development grant and impose a passenger facility fee.

Extends through March 31 2010, Department of Transportation (DOT) insurance coverage for domestic and foreign-flag air carriers. Allows further extension through June 30, 2010.

Extends through June 30, 2010, air carrier liability limits for injuries to passengers resulting from acts of terrorism.

Extends through March 31, 2010, certain competitive access assurance requirements for large or medium hub airport sponsors applying for AIP grants.

Extends for the six-month period beginning October 1, 2009, the authorization of appropriations for: (1) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; (2) air navigation facilities and equipment; and (3) research, engineering, and development.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4217: Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4217/

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"H.R. 4217: Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4217/.

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H.R. 4217, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4217/.

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