Transportation, Treasury, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2005
Latest action. Placed on Senate legislative calendarThe list of measures reported out of committee and eligible for floor action. Being on the calendar is not a promise of a vote.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) under General Orders. Calendar No. 696.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Transportation, Treasury, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2005 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Makes appropriations for FY 2005 for: (1) the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHA); (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); (7) the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Research and Special Programs Administration; (11) the Office of Inspector General; and (12) the Surface Transportation Board.
(Sec. 102) Limits to no more than 350 the maximum number of technical staff-years for whose compensation funds may be used under the federally funded research and development center contract between the FAA and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during FY 2005.
(Sec. 104) Authorizes the Administrator of the FAA, for airport projects that will add critical airport capacity to the national air transportation system, to accept funds from airport sponsors (including funds for grants-in-aid to airports) for the FAA to hire additional staff or obtain the services of consultants (provided such funds are used to facilitate the timely processing, review, and completion of environmental activities associated with such projects).
(Sec. 105) Extends the Secretary of Transportation's authority to issue war risk insurance through December 31, 2005.
(Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to deduct .8 percent of certain highway funds apportioned to States and make such amount available to provide grants to States for: (1) the development or enhancement of notification or communication systems along highways for alerts and other information for the recovery of abducted children; (2) planning, highway corridor development, and highway construction projects in the Delta Regional Authority area; and (3) environmental streamlining activities.
The summary continues for 67 more paragraphs. Read it in full on Congress.gov
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate without amendment" stage on September 15, 2004. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 15, 2004: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 696.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 108th Congress (2003-04), 498 of the 8,623 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
Richard Shelby (R-AL) introduced it on September 15, 2004. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 15, 2004, 8077 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 8077 days ago, on September 15, 2004.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 108th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2005 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers