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Airplane Emergency Locator Act

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 1999
For Further Action See H.R.1000.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 6, 1999
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 scheduled flights by scheduled air carriers holding certificates, training operations conducted entirely within a 50-mile radius of the airport from which the training operations begin, flight operations related to design and testing, the manufacture, preparation, and delivery of aircraft, showing compliance with regulations, an exhibition or air racing, or the aerial application of a substance on agricultural CROPS.)

What's happening now April 6, 1999

For Further Action See H.R.1000.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3