S 2798
114th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Aviation and airports
Budget deficits and national debt
Rural conditions and development
Small towns
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees
Free Market Flights Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Free Market Flights Act of 2016
This bill terminates on October 1, 2016, Department of Transportation authority to carry out the essential air service program.
The bill requires deposit in the Treasury for deficit reduction of any overflight fees collected by the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control and related services that would otherwise be made available for the program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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