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HR 2838 103th 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: August 3, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 16, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 3, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Aug 3, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 3, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1951-1952)
Aug 3, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 16, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 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, study, and report to the President and the Congress on the circumstances surrounding the crash of an Arrow Airlines airplane near Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, on December 12, 1985.

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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 3, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2838: Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2838/
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"H.R. 2838: Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland, Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2838/.
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H.R. 2838, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2838/.
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