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A bill to make available certain information involving threats to the safety of international commercial airline travel.

Introduced: March 15, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 15, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mar 15, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Transportation, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, to: (1) establish a system for evaluating threats to the safety of international commercial airline travel; (2) establish a 24-hour toll-free consumer hotline to inform the public of such threats; and (3) issue regulations requiring any commercial air carrier to cancel any international flight with respect to which the Secretary determines a serious threat exists.

What's happening now March 15, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 4, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 596: A bill to make available certain information involving threats to the safety of international commercial airline travel.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-596/
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"S. 596: A bill to make available certain information involving threats to the safety of international commercial airline travel.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-596/.
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