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S 240 102th Congress Senate

Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1991

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 relating to bankruptcy transportation plans.

Introduced: January 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Airline passenger trafficAirlinesBankruptcyConsumer protection
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Jan 22, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jan 22, 1991
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 Latest action January 22, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 66 Identical bill Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1991
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 22, 1991
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 22, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 240: Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-240/
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"S. 240: Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-240/.
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S. 240, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-240/.
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