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H.R. 4957 111th Congress House

Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010

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: March 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airportsCivil actions and liabilityDepartment of TransportationDistrict of Columbia
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Executive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefGovernment trust fundsLand use and conservationMarshall IslandsMarylandMicronesiaMotor fuelsOceaniaPalauResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSales and excise taxesTerrorismTransportation programs fundingU.S. territories and protectoratesUser charges and feesVirginia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2010
Signed by President.
Mar 31, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-153.
Mar 26, 2010
Presented to President.
Mar 26, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Mar 26, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 26, 2010
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2151)
Mar 26, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2151)
Mar 25, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 25, 2010
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2450-2451)
Mar 25, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H2450-2451)
Mar 25, 2010
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2450-2451)
Mar 25, 2010
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Mar 25, 2010
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Mar 25, 2010
Ms. Richardson asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 25, 2010
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.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 31, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-153.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through April 30, 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 seven-month period from October 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010, for airport improvement program (AIP) projects, including project grant authority. Sets forth a formula for calculating the apportionment of AIP funding.

Extends through April 30, 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 April 30, 2010: (1) state and local land use compatibility projects under the AIP program; (2) the authority of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to apply for an airport development grant and impose a passenger facility fee; (3) Department of Transportation (DOT) insurance coverage for domestic and foreign-flag air carriers, allowing further extension through July 31, 2010; and (4) certain competitive access assurance requirements for large or medium hub airport sponsors applying for AIP grants.

Extends through July 31, 2010, air carrier liability limits for injuries to passengers resulting from acts of terrorism.

Extends for the seven-month period from October 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010, the authorization of appropriations for: (1) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; (2) air navigation facilities and equipment; and (3) research, engineering, and development.

 Related & companion bills 11
  • HR 5611 Identical bill Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part II
  • S 3187 Identical bill Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010
  • HR 1512 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009
  • HR 3607 Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act
  • HR 4217 Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II
  • HR 4853 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
  • HR 4915 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010
  • HR 5147 Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010
  • HR 5900 Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010
  • HR 6190 Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III
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  • HR 6473 Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IV
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4957: Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4957/
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"H.R. 4957: Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4957/.
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