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S 1858 101th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Airline passenger traffic Airlines Bankruptcy Consumer protection

Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989

Introduced: November 8, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Nov 8, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Nov 8, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue an order authorizing a covered air carrier to develop an air transportation plan which protects airline ticket holders in the event it becomes a debtor in bankruptcy proceedings after the ticket purchase date.

Provides that if satisfactory plans have not been submitted by a specified deadline, the Secretary must promulgate regulations requiring all covered air carriers to provide air transportation for such ticket holders.

What's happening now November 8, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1292 Identical bill Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Nov 17, 1989
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 14, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1858: Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1858/
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"S. 1858: Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1858/.
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S. 1858, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1858/.
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