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To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit air carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 4, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2001
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 66.
Jun 28, 2001
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-77, Part II.
Jun 20, 2001
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 20, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 23, 2001
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending not later than July 9, 2001 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X.
May 23, 2001
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-77, Part I.
May 16, 2001
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 16, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 10, 2001
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 10, 2001
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 2001
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends Federal aviation law to authorize an air carrier to file with the Secretary of Transportation a request for: (1) authority to discuss with one or more other air carriers or foreign air carriers agreements or cooperative arrangements limiting flights at an airport during a time period when scheduled air transportation exceeds airport capacity; and (2) approval of such agreements or cooperative arrangements with respect to such limits on interstate air transportation. Directs the Secretary to approve such requests if: (1) such discussions and resulting agreements are not adverse to the public interest; (2) they will facilitate voluntary adjustments in air carrier schedules that could lead to a substantial reduction in travel delays and improvement of air transportation service to the public; and (3) such reduction in delays cannot be achieved by any other immediately available means. Prohibits participants in approved discussions from: (1) discussing or entering into agreements regarding rates, fares, charges, or in-flight services; or (2) discussing particular city pairs, or submitting to other air carriers or foreign air carriers information on their proposed service or schedules in a fashion that indicates the involvement of city pairs. Exempts such agreements from U.S. antitrust laws.
What's happening now June 28, 2001

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 66.

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