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S 3512 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Increased Aviation Safety through Contract Towers Act

Introduced: September 26, 2018 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 26, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increased Aviation Safety through Contract Towers Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to provide grants to an airport sponsor for the construction or improvement of a nonapproach control tower and for the acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, and related equipment to be used in that tower.

What's happening now September 26, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 1082 Related bill Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment.
  • HR 4 Related bill FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
  • HR 302 Related bill FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 26, 2018
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 26, 2018
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 26, 2018
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 26, 2018
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 26, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3512: Increased Aviation Safety through Contract Towers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3512/
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"S. 3512: Increased Aviation Safety through Contract Towers Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3512/.
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S. 3512, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3512/.
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