Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied Governor Rauner’s request for federal disaster assistance for 21 counties severely impacted by recent flooding: “It’s disappointing that time and time again FEMA denies our small and rural communities fair consideration when determining the need for disaster assistance,” said Davis. “I had hoped FEMA would have taken the language we passed unanimousl...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week sent a letter urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator to follow language included in H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act, when evaluating Governor Rauner’s request for federal assistance. H.R. 1471 passed the House unanimously last week and includes Davis’ language that requires FEMA to “give greater weight and consideration to severe localized impact.” “This legislation passed unanimously with this provision in...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that Horizon Hobby, a Champaign-based company that develops and manufactures micro drones for recreational and commercial use, will serve on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Horizon Hobby has been asked to help develop recommendations for operating certain UAS. “Private companies like Horizon Hobby know this technology and its potential better than anyone,” said D...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that his provision to bring fairness to the federal disaster declaration process passed the House with unanimous support. His provision, included in H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act, requires FEMA to give greater weight and consideration to the localized impact of a disaster when determining the need for federal assistance. “The recent flooding caused road closures, evacuations, power outages, several fatalities, and more than $15...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and John Shimkus (R-Ill.) releashed the following statements after the Illinois Congressional Delegation sent a letter urging President Obama to support Governor Rauner’s request for federal assistance to help 21 of the hardest-hit counties recover from recent severe flash and river flooding. While the state did not meet FEMA’s population-based threshold, the members have urged FEMA to put greater weight on the localized impact of a disaster ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act, to modernize and streamline our aviation system leading to fewer delays and savings for taxpayers. H.R. 4441 also includes Davis’ provision to help make flying easier for families and his amendment to exempt small drones from regulation under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “Yesterday, the commit...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today will offer an amendment to H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 (AIRR Act), that would benefit small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drone, manufacturers like Horizon Hobby in Champaign, IL. The amendment would create a new exemption for small UAS from regulation under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Davis will offer this amendment, along with U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), at today’s House Transportati...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that his provision to help make flying more family-friendly was included in the bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which was released by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today. Davis’ provision would require airline carriers to notify passengers traveling with young children if seats are not available together at the initial booking stage. “Traveling with children can already be very stressful for pa...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, are working to include language in the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that would make it easier for families to fly together. Last year, Davis and Nadler introduced H.R. 3334, the Families Flying Together Act of 2015, which would direct each airline carrier to notify passengers traveling with minors if seats are no...
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed a five-year highway bill by a vote of 359-65. The conference report for H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, authorizes and funds surface transportation programs for five years. This is the first long-term surface transportation bill in nearly a decade. “I ran for Co...
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