Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Apr 3, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Apr 4, 2023
T&I
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill modifies the Essential Air Service (EAS) program's applicant selection process for air service providers. (The EAS program was established to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 would continue to receive scheduled passenger service.) Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must consider the overall cost of a submitted bid when selecting an EAS applicant to provide basic essential air service to a community. The bill also removes a current requirement that, in selecting an EAS applicant, DOT give substantial weight to the views of elected officials who represent air transportation user...
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 3, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.