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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on the funding of the Dutch investigation into the downing of flight MH17.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted for targeting aircraft with laser pens in each of the last 10 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to deal with the problem of aircraft being targeted by laser pens.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average sentence was for people convicted under Article (i) 137, (ii) 139, (iii) 140, (iv) 141 and (v) 142 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 in each of the last six year
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been under Article (i) 137, (ii) 139, (iii) 140, (iv) 141 and (v) 142 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 in each of the last six years.
Austria · National Council · 15 October 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Reinhard Eugen Bösch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport betreffend Mängel beim Eurofighter
Austria · National Council · 15 October 2015
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Gerald Hauser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Erhaltung des Hubschrauberstützpunktes des Bundesheeres in Vomp (Bezirk Schwaz, Tirol)
European Union · European Parliament · 14 October 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in conjunction with the Civil Aviation Authority to reduce the risk to life caused by passengers on United Kingdom registered aircraft who retrieve, or attempt to retrieve, and remove cabin bagga
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2015
146. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the agreed respective roles of his Department, the Defence Forces, the Irish Aviation Authority and any other national or foreign agencies which have a defined and agreed role relating to the surveillance, security and defence of Irish sovereign airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35663/15]
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to create an independent aviation noise authority with a statutory right to be consulted on flight paths and other operating matters.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to airline operators on passing the reduction in air fuel costs on to passengers.
Austria · National Council · 7 October 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Robert Lugar, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Europa, Integration und Äußeres betreffend Durchreise militärischer Truppen durch Österreich
United States · United States House of Representatives · 7 October 2015
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2015
Safety for Airports and Firefighters by Ensuring Drones Refrain from Obstructing Necessary Equipment Act of 2015 or the SAFE DRONE Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly operate a drone in a restricted area. A "restricted area" is an area that is: within a two-mile radius of a hub airport or an ongoing firefighting operation, or subject to a temporary flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. The prohibition does not apply to government operations in response to a fire or emergency. Violators are subject to fines, up to one year in prison, or both.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2015
777. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the health and safety measures in place for the use of drones by members of the public; the licensing requirements; if there are zones where drones may operate or are prohibited from operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34660/15]
European Union · European Parliament · 5 October 2015
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2015
An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including: the Office of the Secretary; the Economic Research Service; the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the Agricultural Research Service; the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the Agricultural Marketing Service; the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; the Food Safety and Inspection Service; the Farm Service Agency; the Risk Management Agency; the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. Provides appropriations to USDA for Conservation Programs and Rural Development Programs. Provides appropriations to USDA for the Food and Nutrition Service, including: Child Nutrition Programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program); the Commodity Assistance Program; and Nutrition Programs Administration. Provides appropriations to USDA for the Foreign Agricultural Service, including Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants. Provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and the Farm Credit Administration. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for: Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Expenses, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. Provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and to the Bureau of Reclamation. Provides appropriations to DOE for Energy Programs, including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy Research and Development, Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup, and Science. Provides appropriations to DOE for: the Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and the Power Marketing Administrations. Provides appropriations to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other independent agencies. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to DOT for: the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Maritime Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Office of Inspector General, and the Surface Transportation Board. Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to HUD for: Management and Administration, Program Office Salaries and Expenses, Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Housing Programs, the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Policy Development and Research, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, the Information Technology Fund, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Access Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Office of Inspector General, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 2015
Safety for Airports and Firefighters by Ensuring Drones Refrain from Obstructing Necessary Equipment Act of 2015 or the SAFE DRONE Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly operate a drone in a restricted area. A "restricted area" is an area that is: within a two-mile radius of a hub airport or an ongoing firefighting operation, or subject to a temporary flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. The prohibition does not apply to government operations in response to a fire or emergency. Violators are subject to fines, up to one year in prison, or both.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2015
618. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify a number of changes in Aer Lingus pension arrangements (details supplied) and his Department's involvement in same; his views on the impact of changes for the various categories of pensioners, many of whom feel ignored, betrayed and isolated by the changes; if he will indicate the agreement process; who participated in the decision; the reason some pensioner groups were left unrepresented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32986/15]
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2015
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes for the period October 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016, the airport improvement program and specified related authorities, including: the competition disclosure requirement under a development project grant for a large hub airport or a medium hub airport; the eligibility for small airport grants of sponsors of airports in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau; the air traffic control contract program; state and local government compatible land use planning and projects; Department of Transportation authority to appropriate funds to acquire, establish, and improve air navigation facilities; civil aviation research and development; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; essential air service; and the starting date of authority to propose regulations restricting or prohibiting design features or operating practices for the commercial space flight industry. The Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act is amended to extend through the same period: the authorization for airport development at Midway Island Airport, and the authority of any final order with respect to the eligibility for essential air service compensation. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to extend through: FY2016 the requirement for an Inspector General report on participation in FAA programs by disadvantaged small business concerns, March 31, 2016, the pilot program under which operators of up to four public-use airports may receive grants for activities related to the redevelopment of airport properties, and the same date the advisory committee for aviation consumer protection. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to extend through the same period expenditure authority from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, fuel and ticket taxes, as well as the exemption from ticket taxes for aircraft in fractional ownership aircraft programs.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 25 September 2015
Verzamelbrief Luchtvaart
Austria · National Council · 23 September 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Hermann Gahr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport betreffend Hubschrauberstützpunkt in Vomp <i>(Bezirk Schwaz, Tirol)</i>
Austria · National Council · 23 September 2015
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Georg Willi, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verhinderung des Baus der 3. Piste am Flughafen Wien-Schwechat
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
24. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the positive effect the national aviation policy will have on Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31802/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
20. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his officials have been briefed or have been party to any formal or informal meetings with either trade unions or the management of the Dublin Airport Authority regarding problems with the newly established defined contribution pension scheme following the closure of the Irish airlines superannuation scheme, a process in which his Department had been involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31810/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1640. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contact point for airlines, tour operators and other stakeholders to discuss various regional tourism products and other industry issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31903/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
441. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures in place to ensure the Office of Government Procurement has the use of local knowledge and experience, for example, but not limited to, the availability of an airport for aviation services, which are at times central to the successful tendering of often crucial public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32233/15]
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2015
Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of Biometric Identity Management, which shall lead DHS's biometric identity services. The bill authorizes DHS to establish and operate Joint Task Forces to conduct joint operations using DHS component and office personnel and capabilities to secure U.S. international borders. Joint Task Force-East and Joint Task Force-West shall execute a strategic plan to secure the land and maritime borders. Joint Task Force-Investigation shall coordinate criminal investigations supporting such task forces. DHS may establish additional Joint Task Forces for: (1) coordinating operations along the northern border, (2) preventing and responding to homeland security crises, (3) establishing other regionally based operations, or (4) cybersecurity. Joint Task Force provisions terminate on September 30, 2018. DHS must submit a plan for the coordination and cooperation of maritime operations undertaken by DHS components and offices with responsibility for maritime security missions, which shall update DHS's 2011 plan. The bill requires: (1) that any new asset deployment by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine Operations occur in accordance with a risk-based assessment that considers mission needs, performance results, threats, costs, and other specified factors; and (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection to submit an identification of government-owned facilities in strategic locations along the maritime border of California that may be suitable for establishing Office of Air and Marine Operations marine interdiction stations. DHS must establish a process to ensure that an individual who is not lawfully present in the United States cannot obtain or continue to use a Transportation Worker Identification Credential. The bill requires DHS to: (1) conduct a cost-benefit analysis for all locations in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine Operations operates that are within 45 miles of locations where any other DHS agency also operates air and marine assets, which shall consider the potential cost and savings of co-locating aviation and maritime operational assets of the respective DHS agencies; and (2) report on any actions planned based on such analysis. The Comptroller General must report on the state of the Coast Guard's Deployable Specialized Forces. The bill amends the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act) to include exporters among the entities that are eligible to apply to voluntarily enter into partnerships with DHS under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). DHS: (1) at least 30 days before signing an arrangement between the United States and a foreign government providing for mutual recognition of certain supply chain security practices that might result in the utilization of benefits offered to Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 C-TPAT participants, must notify Congress of the proposed terms of such arrangement and determine that such government's program provides comparable security as that provided by C-TPAT; and (2) must continue to provide Congress with an update of the strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply chain every three years. Specified provisions of the SAFE Port Act, including those establishing a pilot program to improve the security of empty containers, are repealed.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2015
Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act of 2015 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue or revise regulations to ensure that persons who hold a private pilot certificate may communicate with the public in cases where operating expenses of the flight are shared between the pilot and passengers.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 22 September 2015
Commentaar Corendon Dutch Airlines t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek Luchtvaartnota d.d. 23 september 2015
Germany · German Bundestag · 18 September 2015
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welche konkreten "Abweichungen" (siehe Schreiben der Parlamentarischen Staatssekretärin Katherina Reiche vom 10. Februar 2015, Aktenzeichen: LF 18/61739.1 an die Vorsitzende des Petitionsausschusses des Deutschen Bundestages) von den in der EU-Verordnung 1178/2011 festgelegten "Einschränkungen der Rechte von Lizenzinhabern, die 60 Jahre oder älter sind, im gewerblichen Luftverkehr" (FCL.065 der Verordnung 1178/2011) hat die Bundesregierung bei der Europäischen Kommission beantragt, und wann wird nach Kenntnis der Bundesregierung seitens der Europäischen Kommission über die Anträge der Bundesregierung entschieden (bei bereits ergangener Entscheidung bitte das Datum der Entscheidung angeben)?
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 18 September 2015
Commentaar VNV, namens cockpit-, cabine- en grondpersoneel in de Nederlandse luchtvaart, t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek Luchtvaartnota d.d. 23 september 2015
Austria · National Council · 17 September 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Pilz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Europa, Integration und Äußeres betreffend US-Soldaten in Schwechat <i>(Durchreise von Angehörigen der US-Streitkräfte über den</i> <i>Flughafen Wien-Schwechat in die Ukraine)</i>
Austria · National Council · 17 September 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Pilz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport betreffend US-Soldaten in Schwechat <i>(Durchreise von Angehörigen der US-Streitkräfte über den</i> <i>Flughafen Wien-Schwechat in die Ukraine)</i>
Austria · National Council · 17 September 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Pilz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend US-Soldaten in Schwechat <i>(Durchreise von Angehörigen der US-Streitkräfte über den</i> <i>Flughafen Wien-Schwechat in die Ukraine)</i>
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2015
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 This bill: (1) prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act, with specified exceptions, for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States; and (2) requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at locally-prevailing rates. TITLE I--RELIEF FOR WORKERS AND BUSINESSES This title amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) restore the making work pay tax credit in 2015, and (2) allow 100% bonus depreciation for certain property acquired and placed in service before January 1, 2015. The title amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase to $7.5 million the limit on the guarantee for contract surety bonds and on the liability for bonds obtained by fraud or misrepresentation. This increase expires on September 30, 2016. TITLE II--PUTTING WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB WHILE REBUILDING AND MODERNIZING AMERICA This title directs the Departments of Education and the Interior (for schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education) to reserve through FY2016 appropriated amounts to provide educational assistance to outlying areas based on their respective needs. The Department of Justice must carry out a competitive grant program for the hiring, rehiring, or retention of career law enforcement officers The Department of Education must award grants to states to modernize, renovate, or repair early learning or elementary or secondary education facilities and existing facilities at community colleges. This title makes funds available to the Department of Transportation for: (1) grants-in-aid for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects under the airport improvement program; (2) Federal Aviation Administration Next Generation air traffic control system advancements; (3) highway and bridge restoration, repair, and construction projects and for passenger and freight rail transportation and port infrastructure projects; (4) grants for high-speed rail projects, capital investment grants for intercity passenger rail service, and grants to reduce congestion on intercity rail passenger transportation; (5) capital grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK); (6) transit capital assistance grants; (7) capital projects for existing fixed guideway system modernization, replacement and repair of buses and bus-related equipment, and construction of bus-related facilities; and (8) discretionary capital investment grants for surface transportation infrastructure. Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development Act This bill establishes the American Infrastructure Financing Authority (AIFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation to make direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate transportation, water, or energy infrastructure projects. This title: (1) requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $100 million ($25 million for rural infrastructure projects), (2) requires the AIFA Chief Lending Officer to establish an Office of Rural Assistance to provide technical assistance in the development and financing of rural infrastructure projects and a Center for Excellence to provide such assistance to public sector borrowers in the development and financing of infrastructure projects, and (3) establishes an Office of Special Inspector General to audit and investigate the business activities of AIFA. This title amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2018 the exemption from the alternative minimum tax for certain tax-exempt private activity bonds. This title appropriates funds for assistance to eligible entities, including state and local governments, qualified nonprofit organizations, businesses, or eligible consortia, for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties and for stabilization of affected neighborhoods (Project Rebuild). TITLE III--ASSISTANCE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND PATHWAYS BACK TO WORK Supporting Unemployed Workers Act of 2015 This title amends: (1) the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend the emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) program until January 1, 2016; (2) the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend through December 31, 2015, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC; and (3) the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2015, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for employees with less than 10 years of service. The title establishes the Reemployment NOW program to facilitate the reemployment of individuals receiving emergency unemployment compensation (EUC claimants). A state may use its allotted funds to: (1) establish a Bridge to Work program to provide EUC claimants with short-term work experience placements with eligible employers; (2) provide a wage insurance program to pay, for up to two years, an EUC claimant who obtains reemployment up to 50% of the difference between the wages received at the time of work separation and the wages received for reemployment; and (3) provide a program of enhanced reemployment services to EUC claimants, including unemployed individuals who have exhausted their EUC rights. The Department of Labor must award grants to states for short-time compensation programs and develop model legislative language for use by states in developing, enacting, and implementing such programs. The work opportunity tax credit is expanded to include the hiring of long-term unemployed individuals (individuals who are unemployed and receiving unemployment compensation for six months or more). Pathways Back to Work Act of 2015 This bill establishes programs to subsidize employment for unemployed, low-income adults, to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth, and for work-based training. Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2015 This bill makes it an unlawful practice for certain employers to: (1) publish a job advertisement or announcement that includes provisions indicating that an individual's status as unemployed disqualifies the individual for employment or that the employer will not consider or hire an individual for employment based on such status, (2) fail or refuse to consider or hire an individual because of such status, or (3) direct or request that an employment agency take an individual's status into account to disqualify an applicant for consideration for employment or when screening or referring employees. The bill makes it an unlawful practice for an employment agency to commit similar acts, including to: (1) screen, or fail or refuse to consider or refer, an individual for employment because of the individual's unemployed status; or (2) limit, segregate, or classify any such individual in any manner that would limit access to job information or consideration, screening, or referral for jobs. The bill makes it unlawful for any employer or employment agency to: (1) interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of any right provided under this Act; or (2) fail or refuse to hire, discharge, or otherwise discriminate against an employee because such individual opposed any practice made unlawful by this Act or asserted any right under it. TITLE IV--OFFSETS This title amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for offsets against decreases in revenue by: (1) limiting tax deductions and other tax exclusions for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 ($250,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return), (2) treating income received by a partner from an investment services partnership interest as ordinary income for income tax purposes, (3) treating all general aviation aircraft (including corporate jets) as seven-year property for depreciation purposes; (4) denying the foreign tax credit to dual capacity taxpayers; and (5) increasing the period for amortizing geological and geophysical expenditures. The title repeals, after 2015, certain tax expenditures for the oil and gas industry, including: (1) the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for oil and gas wells; (2) the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenditures; (3) percentage depletion for oil and gas wells; (4) the tax deduction for income from activities relating to oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof; (5) the exemption from limitations on passive activity losses; and (6) the tax credits for enhanced oil recovery and for producing oil and gas from marginal wells. The title amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal its budget goal enforcement requirements (sequestration mandate).
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 September 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the noise impact of the Future Airspace Strategy on Windsor constituency.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 2015
Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015 This bill directs the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the homeland security advisors of the states, to conduct a needs assessment of DHS personnel assigned to fusion centers established under the Homeland Security Act of 2002. (A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.) The assessment must include information on: the current deployment of DHS personnel to each fusion center; the roles and responsibilities of Office of Intelligence and Analysis intelligence officers, intelligence analysts, senior reports officers, reports officers, and regional directors deployed to fusion centers; federal resources, in addition to personnel, provided to each fusion center; whether deploying additional personnel would enhance intelligence and information sharing between DHS and federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners; fusion centers located in jurisdictions along land and maritime borders of the United States and the degree to which deploying personnel from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Coast Guard to such centers would enhance the integrity and security at such borders; and fusion centers located in jurisdictions with large and medium hub airports and the degree to which deploying personnel from the Transportation Security Administration to such centers would enhance aviation security. The Under Secretary must submit such assessment to specified congressional committees, together with a report on: the number of personnel assigned to fusion centers from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; the number of personnel assigned to the National Network of Fusion Centers from components and offices of DHS and the methodology for determining the fusion centers to which such personnel are assigned; and an implementation plan for determining how DHS's personnel resources will be allocated to fusion centers in the future. The Under Secretary, in collaboration with the Chief Security Officer of DHS, shall: (1) establish a program to provide eligibility for access to certain information classified as Top Secret for state and local analysts located in fusion centers, and (2) report on the effects of such program and the cost for providing additional training and providing Top Secret clearances for such analysts.
Austria · National Council · 10 September 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Georg Willi, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend "freundliche Unterstützung" des Luftfahrt Symposiums 2015 durch die Aufsichtsbehörde Austro Control
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will work with airlines to limit the amount of alcohol consumed on flights in and out of the UK.
Austria · National Council · 4 September 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Christian Hafenecker, MA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Sperre der TRAs <i>(Temporary Reserved Areas/Temporären zivilen</i> <i>Luftraumreservierungen)</i> "Gerlitzen" und "Feldkirchen" für den Flugsport
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of international flights taken from the UK have been for business purposes in each of the last 10 years.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 August 2015
Het niet uitbetalen van compensatie voor vertraging door prijsvechters in de luchtvaart
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 2015
Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to clarify, and to require air carriers (including foreign carriers) to clarify, that 1:1,000 epinephrine ampules included in emergency medical kits carried on aircraft are to be used for the treatment of anaphylaxis. The FAA shall require an air carrier to: carry on each aircraft at least two packs of epinephrine auto-injectors for use as the initial treatment for anaphylaxis, replace them upon expiration or use, and train air crewmembers on how to recognize the symptoms of an acute allergic reaction and administer auto-injectable epinephrine. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on air carrier policies relating to passengers with food allergies.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 August 2015
Protocol tot verlenging van het Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en Australië inzake de aanwezigheid van Australisch overheidspersoneel in Nederland ten behoeve van de reactie op het neerhalen van vlucht MH17 van Malaysia Airlines; 's-Gravenhage, 16 juli 2015
European Union · European Parliament · 3 August 2015
European Union · European Parliament · 31 July 2015
United States · United States House of Representatives · 29 July 2015