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HR 145 105th Congress House

Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1997

Official title: To terminate the effectiveness of certain amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1997 - Terminates the effectiveness of certain November 22, 1988, amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Declares that certain standards issued by the FAA for domestic repair stations shall apply in the same manner to foreign repair stations.

Amends Federal aviation safety law to require the FAA Administrator to issue an order revoking a repair station certificate if the Administrator finds that the station knowingly used an uncertified or substandard airframe, engine, propeller, appliance, or any other part in the repair or overhaul of an aircraft.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 17 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 23, 1998
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 25, 1998
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 23, 1998
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 23, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 28, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 10, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 10, 1997
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 26, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 4, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 4, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 1, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 9, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 9, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 9, 1997
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 7, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 7, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 145: Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-145/
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"H.R. 145: Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-145/.
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H.R. 145, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-145/.
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