HR 4403 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-12-16· Sponsored by Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.(2010-01-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Securing Patriots Access to Convenient and Economic Air Travel Act of 2009 or SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009 - Requires transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft, on a space-available basis and on the same basis as a spouse of a retired member of the Armed Forces, for: (1) the unremarried surviving spouse of a retired member; (2) the unremarried surviving spouse of a former member who is entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation; and (3) any dependents accompanied by such surviving spouses.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]IN
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]TX
Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]NY
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]ME
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]FL
Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2]VA
Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]GA
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]TX
Rep. Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29]NY
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21]NY