S 2703
99th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Aviation
Civil Rights and Liberties
Disabled
Discrimination
Transportation and the physically handicapped
Air Carrier Access Act of 1986
Introduced: July 30, 1986
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Everywhere this bill has been
16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-435.
Oct 2, 1986
Signed by President.
Sep 24, 1986
Presented to President.
Sep 23, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Sep 18, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 18, 1986
House Committee on Public Works and Transportation Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 8, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Aug 15, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Aug 15, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Aug 13, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 837.
Aug 13, 1986
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Danforth without amendment. With written report No. 99-400.
Aug 7, 1986
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 30, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jul 30, 1986
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from discriminating against handicapped persons.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations to ensure non-discriminatory treatment of such persons.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 99-435.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1