S 2191
99th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Airline employees
Airlines
Aviation
Civil actions and liability
Courts and Civil Procedure
Employee rights
Labor and Employment
Whistle blowing
A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 so as to prohibit reprisals against certain officers, employees, or contractors of air carriers.
Introduced: March 13, 1986
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mar 13, 1986
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit any reprisal by an air carrier against any officer, employee, or contractor of such carrier for the lawful disclosure to a governmental entity (whistle blowing) regarding violations of such Act.
Authorizes any person aggrieved by such a reprisal to bring a civil action.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1