Air Mail Act of 1925

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Air Mail Act of 1925
Melville Clyde Kelly (R–PA) on May 13, 1924
  • Passed the House on December 18, 1924 (292-15)
  • Passed the Senate on January 27, 1925 (51-23, in lieu of S. 3674)
  • Signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge
    • on February 2, 1925

    The Air Mail Act of 1925, also known as the Kelly Act, was a key piece of legislation that intended to free the

    representative Clyde Kelly, and became legislation in February that year.[3]

    The act created a bidding period for small airmail routes, setting rates and subsidies contractors would receive for flying mail. The first contracts were awarded to

    First World War, particularly de Havilland DH-4s, the act bolstered a nascent aviation industry in the United States.[4]

    By 1927, over 2.5 million miles were traveled by US Airmail Service planes, carrying over 22 million letters.[5] Further regulation ensued quite rapidly, such as those issued by second assistant postmaster general Col. Paul Henderson, which required pilots and their aircraft to receive a certificate of airworthiness from the Post Office, and that each company needed to post at least ten thousand dollars in good faith bonds.[6]

    Associated United States Federal Statutes

    United States legislation authorizing aerial navigation and contract services for the transportation of United States air mail.

    Date of Enactment Public Law Number U.S. Statute Citation U.S. Legislative Bill U.S. Presidential Administration
    June 3, 1926 P.L. 69-331 44 Stat. 692 H.R. 11841 Calvin Coolidge
    March 8, 1928 P.L. 70-107 45 Stat. 248 H.R. 7213 Calvin Coolidge
    May 17, 1928 P.L. 70-410 45 Stat. 594 H.R. 8337 Calvin Coolidge
    March 2, 1929 P.L. 70-904 45 Stat. 1449 H.R. 16131 Calvin Coolidge
    April 29, 1930 P.L. 71-178 46 Stat. 259 H.R. 11704 Herbert C. Hoover
    March 27, 1934 P.L. 73-140 48 Stat. 508 H.R. 7966 Franklin D. Roosevelt
    June 12, 1934 P.L. 73-308 48 Stat. 933 S. 3170 Franklin D. Roosevelt
    August 14, 1935 P.L. 74-270 49 Stat. 614 H.R. 6511 Franklin D. Roosevelt

    See also

    Air Mail scandal
    Aviation Service Act
    Aviation Act of 1917

    References

    1. ^ a b "AIRMAIL CREATES AN INDUSTRY: Postal Act Facts". Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
    2. ISBN 978-0-8093-2371-5
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    3. ISBN 978-0-7546-7171-8
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    4. ISBN 978-1-317-13372-8
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    5. ISBN 978-0-9548896-0-9
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    6. ISBN 978-0-8131-4938-7
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