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HR 3149 101th Congress House

To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except as part of the sale of the air carrier which…

Official title: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except as part … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except as part of the sale of the air carrier which holds the certificate.

Introduced: August 4, 1989 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works AirlinesCorporate mergers
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Aug 17, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 17, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOT and OMB.
Aug 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Aug 4, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 17, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, for a one year period, from approving the transfer of any certificate authorizing the provision of foreign air transportation except if such transfer is part of the sale of the air carrier holding such certificate.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Aug 4, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 4, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3149: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except as part of the sale of the air carrier which holds the certificate.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3149/
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"H.R. 3149: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except as part of the sale of the air carrier which holds the certificate.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3149/.
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H.R. 3149, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3149/.
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[H.R. 3149: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except as part of the sale of the air carrier which holds the certificate.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3149/)
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