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HR 1297 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Aviation and airports Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Transportation employees

Air America Act of 2021

Introduced: July 11, 2022 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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To President
Became law
May 25, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 25, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced in House
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Air America Act of 2021

This bill establishes the service of Air America employees as qualifying service for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement System. (Air America was a government-owned airline that provided air transport for certain covert operations in Southeast Asia, including Laos and Vietnam, between 1950 and 1976.)

The bill applies to U.S. citizens who were employees of Air America or another affiliated company, as specified, between January 1, 1950 and December 31, 1976. Benefit applications must be filed within two years of the date of enactment of this bill.

What's happening now May 25, 2021

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2610 Related bill Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
  • S 407 Identical bill Air America Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 203
All 203 Democratic 97 Republican 50
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Jul 13, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 11, 2022
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 14, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jun 7, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 11, 2022
Deutch, Theodore
· May 3, 2022
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 28, 2022
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 26, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Apr 5, 2022
Pascrell, Bill
· Apr 5, 2022
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Mar 30, 2022
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 21, 2022
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2022
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Mar 17, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Mar 15, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 15, 2022
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Mar 8, 2022
Carl, Jerry
· Feb 28, 2022
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 28, 2022
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Feb 28, 2022
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 22, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· Feb 22, 2022
McKinley, David
· Feb 18, 2022
McNerney, Jerry
· Feb 18, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Feb 15, 2022
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2022
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Feb 15, 2022
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Feb 9, 2022
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 9, 2022
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 8, 2022
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 7, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Feb 2, 2022
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 2, 2022
COOPER, JAMES
· Jan 28, 2022
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jan 28, 2022
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jan 28, 2022
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Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Jan 28, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 28, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jan 21, 2022
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 12, 2022
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 10, 2022
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Jan 10, 2022
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 10, 2022
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 20, 2021
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Dec 9, 2021
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 8, 2021
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2021
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1297: Air America Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1297/
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"H.R. 1297: Air America Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1297/.
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H.R. 1297, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1297/.
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