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S. 1578 107th Congress Senate

American Travel Industry Stabilization Act

Official title: A bill to preserve the continued viability of the United States travel industry.

Introduced: November 13, 2001 See on congress.gov
Commerce Airline passenger trafficAirlinesAirportsConcessions
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ContractsCrime and Law EnforcementEBB TerrorismEconomics and Public FinanceFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment and businessGovernment lendingInternational AffairsRetail tradeSeptember 11, 2001SubsidiesTerrorismTourismTransportation and Public WorksTravel
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
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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Became law
Oct 25, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 25, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11095, S11112-11113)
Oct 25, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 25, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
American Travel Industry Stabilization Act - Directs the President to issue Federal credit instruments, amounting in the aggregate up to $5 billion, to compensate eligible travel-related businesses that were injured by the Government shutdown of the airline industry following the terrorist attacks on the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.

Requires the Air Transportation Stabilization Board to review and make recommendations to the President with respect to applications for such instruments. Sets forth certain Board and instrument requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 5, 2001
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1578: American Travel Industry Stabilization Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1578/
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"S. 1578: American Travel Industry Stabilization Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1578/.
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S. 1578, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1578/.
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