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HR 5024 102th Congress House

Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act

Official title: To establish a Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland.

Introduced: April 29, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
May 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations.
May 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
May 11, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 29, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Apr 29, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 29, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 12, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act - Establishes in the legislative branch of the Government the Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland. Directs the Commission to investigate and study the circumstances surrounding the crash of an Arrow Airlines airplane near Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, on December 12, 1985. Requires a report to the President and the Congress on findings and conclusions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 27, 1992
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 29, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5024: Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5024/
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"H.R. 5024: Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5024/.
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H.R. 5024, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5024/.
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