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          <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 3539, The Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Act of 2007</title>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;H.R. 3539 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc0&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) impose an excise tax on aviation-grade kerosene of 35.9 cents per gallon (4.3 cents per gallon for commercial aviation uses); (2) increase to 24.1 cents per gallon the tax rate for aviation gasoline; and (3) extend through FY2011 the excise tax on the transportation by air of persons and property and the excise tax on aviation gasoline and aviation-grade kerosene.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Extends through FY2011 the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Dedicates revenues from the taxes imposed on aviation gasoline and aviation-grade kerosene to carry out air traffic control modernization.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc1&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 3/10/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: On September 29, 2007, House Agreement to H.Res. 664 added text similar H.R. 3539 to H.R. 2881, The FAA Reauthourization Act of 2007..&lt;/p&gt;


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<description>3/10/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: On September 29, 2007, House Agreement to H.Res. 664 added text similar H.R. 3539 to H.R. 2881, The FAA Reauthourization Act of 2007..</description>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;H.R. 3539 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc4&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) impose an excise tax on aviation-grade kerosene of 35.9 cents per gallon (4.3 cents per gallon for commercial aviation uses); (2) increase to 24.1 cents per gallon the tax rate for aviation gasoline; and (3) extend through FY2011 the excise tax on the transportation by air of persons and property and the excise tax on aviation gasoline and aviation-grade kerosene.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Extends through FY2011 the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Dedicates revenues from the taxes imposed on aviation gasoline and aviation-grade kerosene to carry out air traffic control modernization.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc5&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc6&quot;&gt; Points in Favor &lt;/h2&gt;
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<description>&lt;p&gt;H.R. 3539 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc8&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on aviation-grade kerosene; (2) increase the tax rate for aviation gasoline; (3) extend through FY2011 excise taxes on transportation by air of persons and property and on aviation gasoline and aviation-grade kerosene; (4) extend through FY2011 the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and (5) dedicate increased revenues resulting from this Act to air traffic control modernization.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc9&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc10&quot;&gt; Points in Favor &lt;/h2&gt;
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<description>&lt;p&gt;H.R. 3539 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc12&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc13&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc14&quot;&gt; Points in Favor &lt;/h2&gt;
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<description>&lt;p&gt;H.R. 3539 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc16&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc17&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 9/18/2007: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc18&quot;&gt; Points in Favor &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc19&quot;&gt; Points Against &lt;/h2&gt;
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<title>Status as of September 19, 2007</title>
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<description>9/19/2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.</description>
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<description>9/19/2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.</description>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;H.R. 3539 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc20&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc21&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc22&quot;&gt; Points in Favor &lt;/h2&gt;
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<description>&lt;p&gt;H.R. 3539 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc24&quot;&gt; Detailed Summary &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc25&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 9/17/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.&lt;/p&gt;


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<description>9/18/2007: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.</description>
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<description>9/17/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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