United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4542 (109th)
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress concerning proposed changes to long-standing policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising actual control over the economic, competitive, safety, and security decisions of United States airlines, and for other purposes.
Introduced
14 December 2005
Last action
15 December 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sponsors
Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], ROBERT BRADY, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18]
Subjects
Transport, Aviation
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing any final rule that would change the Department of Transportation's (DOT) interpretation of what constitutes "actual control" of an airline with respect to requirements prohibiting foreign interests from exercising actual control over all airline operations. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the impact of DOT's proposed change of allowing foreign interests to control economic and competitive decisions while requiring U.S. citizens to control decisions concerning commitments to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, transportation security, safety, and organizational documents. (Under current law, only an airline that qualifies as "a citizen of the United States" may provide service between U.S. cities or on international routes obtained by the United States through international agreements. Defines "a citizen of the United States" as an individual who is a citizen of the United States, a partnership each of whose partners is an individual who is a citizen of the United States, or a corporation or association in which at least 75% of the voting interest is owned or controlled by persons that are citizens of the United States).
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Timeline
14 December 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 December 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4542
- us · 109-hr-4542 · source updated 7 April 2025