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HR 991 105th Congress House

To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight deck crews engaged in flight operations outside the United States.

Introduced: July 31, 1997 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Airline employeesAmericans employed in foreign countriesCollective bargainingCollective bargaining agreements
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 6, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 6, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E414)
Mar 6, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 9, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Railway Labor Act to apply its provisions regarding railway labor practices to U.S. air carrier flight operations (excluding ground operations performed by non-flight crew members) conducted in whole or in part outside of the United States and their flight crew members who perform their duties in whole or in part outside of the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 7, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 29, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 8, 1997
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 6, 1997
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Oct 6, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 6, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 23, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 23, 1997
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 4, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 31, 1997
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 24, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 19, 1997
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 22, 1997
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 7, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 6, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 6, 1997
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 6, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 991: To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight deck crews engaged in flight operations outside the United States.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-991/
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"H.R. 991: To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight deck crews engaged in flight operations outside the United States.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-991/.
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H.R. 991, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-991/.
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