Age 65 goes into effect tomorrow???

[lumax]

H.R. 3074: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
This bill was sent to the President on 11-14. The President has 10 days to:
sign it and put it into law, or
veto, goes back to house, or
does nothing and bill goes into law if congress is in session, or
does nothing (pocket veto) and bill dies if congress not in session.
10 days comes up tomorrow, so my question is whether congress is in session or reccess?
Anyone?

you can track the bill here http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3074

 

[nwaredtail]

Congress is "in session" so Bush couldn't appoint special folks while congress was gone. IE UN representative.

 

[Andy Neill]

I don't see that it has gone to the Senate. The House approved the Conference Report 270-147 on the 14th. I don't think the Conference Report has been approved by the Senate yet. I see no record of that.

 

[Daddy]

concur

 

[lumax]

Andy,
According to the govtrack link, the senate already approved the differences and it is now up to the President. What am I missing?
Don't get me wrong, I hope this bill gets a veto. Just trying to stay up to date

 

[BobbyB]

Here is the key:

Last Action:Nov 14, 2007: Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Held at desk in the Senate. It hasn't gone to the President yet. Here is what the Administration thinks of this bill:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/legislative/sap/110-1/hr3074sap-h.pdf

It would appear that it is in little jeopardy of actually getting signed once it goes to the President.

 

[lumax]

Thanks Bobby. It makes sense now that I read a little further down.

 

[Andy Neill]

Here is what the Administration thinks of this bill:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/legislative/sap/110-1/hr3074sap-h.pdf

It would appear that it is in little jeopardy of actually getting signed once it goes to the President.

That is what the Administration thought of the bill on 23 July. A lot of the bill has changed since then.

 

[PCL_128]

That is what the Administration thought of the bill on 23 July. A lot of the bill has changed since then.

He's made many statements since then that say he will still veto the bill.

 

[XJTAv8r]

Andy,
According to the govtrack link, the senate already approved the differences and it is now up to the President. What am I missing?
Don't get me wrong, I hope this bill gets a veto. Just trying to stay up to date

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[lumax]

already called several times and plan to call a few more. also wrote to my state reps.

 

[stupidpilot]

Age 65 really doesn't bother me. After a few years that it becomes effective it'll be back to business as usual. As we are the only country who still has age 60 retirement we would just be coming in line with ICAO standards. Also the reason it came about in the first place was purely political anyway. CR Smith was a corporate jerk in every sense of the word.

 

[Andy Neill]

He's made many statements since then that say he will still veto the bill.

Any of those made since the differences were hammered out 14 Nov?

 

[Fly4hire]

Age 65 really doesn't bother me. After a few years that it becomes effective it'll be back to business as usual. As we are the only country who still has age 60 retirement we would just be coming in line with ICAO standards. Also the reason it came about in the first place was purely political anyway. CR Smith was a corporate jerk in every sense of the word.

While ICAO does not have mandatory age 60 retirement, individual companies are free to impose their own retirement age without threat of age-discrimination lawsuits. BA retirement is 55 or 57.

There are only 2 ICAO airlines that currently allow over age 60 pilots - Finnair and El Al.

We have been sold a monumental pack of lies by Prater and the pro-65 crowd.

 

[Full of LUV]

Get Your Facts Straight.....

Age 65 really doesn't bother me. After a few years that it becomes effective it'll be back to business as usual. As we are the only country who still has age 60 retirement we would just be coming in line with ICAO standards. Also the reason it came about in the first place was purely political anyway. CR Smith was a corporate jerk in every sense of the word.

Actually, over 60 pilots aren't allowed in most countries domestic systems, the mistruths about the ICAO standards is overwhelming..... In france it is illegal for the captain to be over 60. Dare I say, lets be like france......