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S. 2112 112th Congress Senate

Space-Available Act of 2012

Official title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or forme… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.

Introduced: March 15, 2012 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airportsMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesTransportation costs
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Feb 15, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 15, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 15, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Space-Available Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to provide transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft on a space-available basis for: (1) active duty and reserve members holding a valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card; (2) retired members who, but for not attaining age 60, would be eligible for military retired pay; (3) an unremarried widow or widower of an active or reserve member; and (3) certain dependents of members described above. Allows the Secretary to establish an order of priority based on considerations of military needs and readiness.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4164 Identical bill Space-Available Act of 2012
  • HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
  • S 1867 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 22, 2012
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 17, 2012
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 28, 2012
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2012
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 28, 2012
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 27, 2012
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2012
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 15, 2012
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 15, 2012
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 15, 2012
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 15, 2012
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 15, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2112: Space-Available Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2112/
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"S. 2112: Space-Available Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2112/.
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S. 2112, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2112/.
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