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Airline Merger Moratorium Act of 2001

Introduced: February 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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Feb 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Airline Merger Moratorium Act of 2001 - Makes it unlawful, for a one-year period, for a major air carrier to acquire assets or voting securities of another major airline carrier if with respect to such acquisition notice is required to be filed (based on certain qualifying criteria) to enable the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, to determine whether the acquisition may violate U.S. antitrust laws.
What's happening now February 27, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2001
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 22, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 1, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 1, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 761: Airline Merger Moratorium Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-761/
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"H.R. 761: Airline Merger Moratorium Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-761/.
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H.R. 761, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-761/.
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