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Airplane Emergency Locator Act

Introduced: February 10, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 11, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E205)
Feb 10, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 10, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airplane Emergency Locator Act - Amends Federal aviation law to make applicable to other specified types of aircraft (currently exempted from them) certain requirements that commercial aircraft be outfitted with an emergency locator transmitter. (Continues to exempt from such requirements aircraft used in flight operations related to design and testing, the manufacture, preparation, and delivery of aircraft, or the aerial application of a substance on agricultural crops.)

What's happening now February 24, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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