Honor Flight Act
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The Honor Flight Act (H.R. 4812) is a bill that would direct the
The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.
Background
An Honor Flight is conducted by non-profit organizations dedicated to transporting as many
Provisions of the bill
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.[1]
The Honor Flight Act would direct the Administrator of the
Congressional Budget Office report
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Budget Office, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 11, 2014. This is a public domain source.[4]
The
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that any increased costs to TSA under H.R. 4812 would be negligible, particularly because of the relatively small number of veterans who would qualify for expedited screening under the bill. Any such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. H.R. 4812 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.[4]
H.R. 4812 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Procedural history
The Honor Flight Act was introduced into the
See also
References
- ^ a b c "H.R. 4812 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Honor Flight Program Helps Vets Visit WWII Memorial PBS
- ^ Honor Flight Network – About Archived 2014-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "CBO - H.R. 4812". Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "H.R. 4812 - All Actions". United States Congress. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Marcos, Cristina (7 July 2014). "This week: Sportsmen's bill, appropriations". The Hill. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
External links
- Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 4812
- beta.congress.gov H.R. 4812
- GovTrack.us H.R. 4812
- OpenCongress.org H.R. 4812
- WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 4812
- Congressional Budget Office's report on H.R. 4812
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