United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1297 (117th)
Air America Act of 2021
Introduced
24 February 2021
Last action
25 May 2021 · Committee
Status
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sponsors
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Val Demings, Julia Brownley, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Brian Mast, Michael Waltz, Chris Stewart, Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Trent Kelly, Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Fred Keller, Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], W. Steube, Eric Crawford, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Matt Gaetz, Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Peter Meijer, H. Griffith, Steve Stivers, Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], David Trone, Thomas Tiffany, Barry Loudermilk, Vicky Hartzler, Anthony Gonzalez, Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Kathleen Rice, Mike Gallagher, Rick Larsen, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Jackie Speier, ALCEE HASTINGS, Derek Kilmer, Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6], Barbara Lee, Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Bill Posey, Susan Wild, Sean Maloney
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
24 February 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 May 2021
Reported
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
25 May 2021
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 February 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 February 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 February 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 February 2021
Sponsors
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Val Demings · D · Sponsor
- Julia Brownley · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Brian Mast · R · Sponsor
- Michael Waltz · R · Sponsor
- Chris Stewart · R · Sponsor
- Adriano Espaillat · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Trent Kelly · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
- Fred Keller · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- W. Steube · R · Sponsor
- Eric Crawford · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Matt Gaetz · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Peter Meijer · R · Sponsor
- H. Griffith · R · Sponsor
- Steve Stivers · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- David Trone · D · Sponsor
- Thomas Tiffany · R · Sponsor
- Barry Loudermilk · R · Sponsor
- Vicky Hartzler · R · Sponsor
- Anthony Gonzalez · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Kathleen Rice · D · Sponsor
- Mike Gallagher · R · Sponsor
- Rick Larsen · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Jackie Speier · D · Sponsor
- ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Sponsor
- Derek Kilmer · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Bill Posey · R · Sponsor
- Susan Wild · D · Sponsor
- Sean Maloney · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Air America Act of 2022
- related to ← Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
- related to ← Air America Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1297
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1297
- us · 117-hr-1297 · source updated 5 December 2025