HR 66
102th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Bankruptcy
Consumer protection
Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1991
Introduced: January 3, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 15, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 14, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1991 - 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.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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