House Committee Sends FAA Bill To Floor

By Jennifer Michels

The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee favorably reported the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 to the full House yesterday by a vote of 34-25 after much disagreement over a labor provision and phasing out the Essential Air Service Program (EAS).

The bill (H.R.658) contains a section to void the National Mediation Board’s recent change in labor law that permits ...

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