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S 2983 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts (DEFENSE) Act of 2018

Introduced: May 24, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 24, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts (DEFENSE) Act of 2018

This bill allows an exemption from certain eligibility requirements under the essential air service program for certain locations for which not less than 10% of airport operations in 2017 were by aircraft of the Armed Forces.

What's happening now May 24, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6065 Related bill DEFENSE Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 24, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2983: Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts (DEFENSE) Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2983/
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"S. 2983: Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts (DEFENSE) Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2983/.
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S. 2983, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2983/.
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