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HR 4403 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Military personnel and dependents Transportation costs Travel and tourism

SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009

Introduced: January 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 21, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Patriots Access to Convenient and Economic Air Travel Act of 2009 or SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009 - Requires transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft, on a space-available basis and on the same basis as a spouse of a retired member of the Armed Forces, for: (1) the unremarried surviving spouse of a retired member; (2) the unremarried surviving spouse of a former member who is entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation; and (3) any dependents accompanied by such surviving spouses.

What's happening now January 21, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
Murphy, Patrick
· Jul 20, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 19, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 2, 2010
Nye, Glenn
· Jan 26, 2010
Hall, John
· Jan 13, 2010
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 13, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4403: SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4403/
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"H.R. 4403: SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4403/.
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H.R. 4403, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4403/.
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