Government Advocacy
109th Congress — Second Session
- Congress and general aviation — a quiet year
- No user fees, Appropriations committees advise President Bush
- No cash register in the sky
- Kentucky congressman honored with Hartranft Award
- Changes in Congress change user fee picture
- Senate confirms new transportation secretary
- VLJs not likely to overload the system, Senate committee learns
- No FAA funding crisis, congressmen and budget office say
- Representative questions FAA about removal of FLIP nav products
- Key senators bring ADIZ players together
- New Transportation Secretary could play important role in next year's user fee debate
- Satellite weather in jeopardy?
- Sen. Lott speaks against user fees
- Congressman questions DHS about necessity of ADIZ
- Transportation Secretary Mineta steps down
- Congressional panel takes important first step to protect airports
- Congressman, AOPA speak out against user fees
- Congress considers withholding some UAV funding, pending crash investigation
- Congress, AOPA object to airport funding cuts
- AOPA exposes airline power grab to Congress
- AOPA gives congressional staff taste of GA
- Rep. Berry makes sure officials understand GA UAV concerns
- Backcountry airstrip protection introduced in the House
- AOPA members in Congress a huge asset
- AOPA alerts Congress to UAV threat to GA operations
- Senate Commerce Committee skeptical of FAA's funding presentation
- AOPA "in their face" about closing California's Oceanside Airport
- AOPA says airlines' user charge proposal is a control grab
- FAA delays implementation of new Grand Canyon air traffic routes
- Protection for volunteer pilots again moves forward in the House
- Sec. Mineta says no GA user fees in the Bush administration's FAA funding proposal
- Cessna's Pelton says user fees not the answer
- Key congressman says 'no way' to GA user fees
- President's budget proposes major cuts to GA airports
- ADIZ comment period closes on a record
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Government and Political Links
Contacting Your Elected Representatives: A Citizen's Guide
U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Links to committees, members, schedules, and the leadership.
Thomas. The Library of Congress source for detailed information on congressional bills, votes, and members. Includes searchable full text of the Congressional Record, bills, and committee reports.
Roll Call. The newspaper covering "people, politics, and process" on Capitol Hill since 1955.
Federal Election Commission. The FEC collects and makes public federal financial disclosure reports and enforces campaign spending laws.
Issue Briefs
- FAA Reauthorization Proposal — User Fees
- Airport Noise Curfew Act of 2005
- AOPA Priorities in 2005
- Aviation Security
- FY06 FAA Budget
- H.R. 3465 — A Bill to Increase Penalties for Pilots Who Violate Restricted Airspace
- National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 — S. 786
- Overview Vision 100 — Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act
- User Fees Are Not the Way to Fund FAA Services
