H.R. 2192 · 119th Congress

Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work

Official title: Air America Act of 20251

Never got a floor vote

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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The bill would have the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency pay $40,000 to U.S. citizens who worked at least five years for Air America or its affiliated companies, which supported the U.S. government in coordination with the CIA from 1950 to 1976, or to their survivors.2,3,4 Survivors of U.S. citizen employees killed in Southeast Asia while supporting CIA operations in that period would also qualify, and workers with more than five years of service would get an extra $8,000 for each additional year.4 Total awards would be capped at $60 million, and the CIA would have to ask Congress for more money if valid claims exceed that amount.4

§2Status

StatusLatest action, March 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).1
IntroducedMarch 18, 2025
SponsorRep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Cosponsors178 cosponsors (133 Democratic, 45 Republican)
Official recordH.R. 2192 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, March 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (148)