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HR 943 103th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Airlines Bankruptcy Licenses

To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to an applicant which is controlled by a person who has controlled 1 or more…

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To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to an applicant which is controlled by a person who has controlled 1 or more air carriers which have filed, in the aggregate, 2 or more petitions for bankruptcy.

Introduced: February 17, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 17, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Feb 17, 1993
Introduced in House
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Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing an air carrier to engage in air transportation to any applicant which is controlled by a person who has controlled one or more air carriers which have filed, in the aggregate, two or more petitions for bankruptcy.

What's happening now March 1, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2641 Identical bill To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 9, 1993
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 27, 1993
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 24, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 943: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to an applicant which is controlled by a person who has controlled 1 or more air carriers which have filed, in the aggregate, 2 or more petitions for bankruptcy.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-943/
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"H.R. 943: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to an applicant which is controlled by a person who has controlled 1 or more air carriers which have filed, in the aggregate, 2 or more petitions for bankruptcy.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-943/.
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H.R. 943, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-943/.
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[H.R. 943: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to an applicant which is controlled by a person who has controlled 1 or more air carriers which have filed, in the aggregate, 2 or more petitions for bankruptcy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-943/)
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