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On Capitol Hill109th Congress — First Session

Issue Briefs

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

News

Idaho senators lead fight to protect backcountry airstrips

New CRS report will help AOPA's efforts to protect GA in security debate

Congress learns drawbacks of unmanned aircraft border patrols

House passes stiff penalties for pointing lasers at aircraft

Congress funds FAA for 2006

Congress provides $5 million compensation for DC-3 airports

FAA administrator praises AOPA safety efforts

Minnesota Congressman James Oberstar receives AOPA's Hartranft Award

Powerful Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure weighs in against permanent ADIZ

ADIZ compromises safety, air traffic controllers union tells FAA

User fees could limit oversight, accountability of FAA, AOPA warns

Congressman joins AOPA in fight for California airport

Powerful senator weighs in against the ADIZ

Members of Congress join the fight against the ADIZ

GA returns to DCA? Well, not really...

National pilot alert

Airport Watch to get additional federal funding

Don't penalize pilots on jet fuel tax, AOPA tells Treasury

Bill would make pointing lasers at aircraft illegal

DOT criticized for restrictions on GA at Reagan National

AOPA exposes ADIZ problems to influential Capitol Hill reporter

Congressional Research Service questions ADIZ

Stealth amendment in Congress kills Rialto Airport

"Stealth" effort in Congress to close Rialto, California, airport

AOPA opposes another pilot penalty bill

Congressional bill threatens GA with expensive security mandates

FAA announces plan for new security-related airspace training

Senate bill passes without tough GA security rule

Tough GA security regulations surface in the Senate

Congressional Fly-In wows Missouri town

Pilot ID process needs to be convenient, inexpensive, AOPA reminds the FAA

House bill could terminate flight service station modernization

No user fees, more money for WAAS approaches in House bill

AOPA supports "good Samaritan" bill

AOPA defends GA security before Senate Commerce Committee

National to reopen to GA on tightly limited basis

Boyer confers with key Senate aviation leader

ADIZ mistake doesn't represent GA pilots

ABC News taps Boyer for GA perspective on National Weather Service bill

AOPA counters effort to turn airspace over to law enforcement agency

How much damage did they do?

House committee endorses AOPA's Airport Watch

User fee advocate "untargets" GA

AOPA President Boyer delivers pointed statement against user fees at congressional hearing

Boyer on ABC News to tout need for continued weather services

AOPA member Rep. Pearce calls for ADIZ fixes

AOPA opposes bill that would prevent National Weather Service from providing weather products to public

User fees get cold shoulder in House subcommittee hearing

AOPA's Boyer confers with new House homeland security chairman

House committee blasts user fees and cuts in airport funding

President's budget threatens GA airports, Boyer tells airport conference

Congressman urges Air Force to work with AOPA on laser warning system

AOPA brings key issues to 109th Congress

New D.C.-area "addition" attracting attention

FAA withdraws proposal to require plastic pilot certificates

TSA under continuing pressure to reduce D.C.-area restrictions

AOPA prepared to stop aircraft noise curfew bill

AOPA to use its political savvy to help Santa Paula Airport

Senate confirms Chertoff as new Secy. of Homeland Security

AOPA to fight to protect GA interests in tight budget year

Sen. Burns, GA friend, to chair aviation subcommittee

Congress continues focus on security

New Congress brings new challenges for AOPA's legislative affairs staff


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