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H.R. 8801: Air America Act of 2020

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H.R. 8801: Air America Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-11-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6818)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-11-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6818) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Air America Act of 2020

Plain summary

Air America Act of 2020 This bill establishes the service of Air America employees as qualifying service for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement System. (Air America was a government-owned airline that provided air transport for certain covert operations in Southeast Asia, including Laos and Vietnam, between 1950 and 1976.) The bill applies to U.S. citizens who were employees of Air America or another affiliated company, as specified, between January 1, 1950 and December 31, 1976. Benefit applications must be filed within two years of the date of enactment of this bill.

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Official text

Air America Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · 44 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8801 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116