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S 585 98th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Airlines Aviation Crime prevention Robbery

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit the robbery of airline tickets.

Introduced: February 24, 1983 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Mar 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Feb 24, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 24, 1983
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to take from another by force, violence or intimidation certain airline tickets. Limits such offense to instances where the value of such tickets is not less then $5,000 or the number of tickets stolen is not less than 100. Provides for a fine of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment for up to ten years.

What's happening now March 7, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

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