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.

Bill: 109-hr-4542
Sponsor: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2005-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Access to airports
Administrative procedure
Air routes
Airline employees
Airlines
American investments
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation agreements
Commerce
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Transportation
Employee rights
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Foreign investments
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
International Affairs
International competitiveness
Labor and Employment
Law
Reciprocity
Regulatory impact statements
Stockholders
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: 
Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing any final rule that would change the Department of Transportation's (DOT) interpretation of what constitutes &quot;actual control&quot; 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 &quot;a citizen of the United States&quot; may provide service between U.S. cities or on international routes obtained by the United States through international agreements. Defines &quot;a citizen of the United States&quot; 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).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: 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.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: 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.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: 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.
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-14
text: Introduced in House