US HB5977 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Transportation to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which it must conduct a study on climate change mitigation efforts related to the civil aviation and aerospace industries, including developing and applying an appropriate indicator for assessing the effectiveness of such efforts.
Title
National Evaluation of Aviation and Aerospace Solutions to Climate Change Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA] | Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS] | Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB6379 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.
Subjects
Air quality
Aviation and airports
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Space flight and exploration
Transportation and public works
Aviation and airports
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Space flight and exploration
Transportation and public works
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5977/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5977/BILLS-116hr5977ih.pdf |
