Airline Passenger Protection Act of 1987

Summary

Airline Passenger Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to add a new "Title XVII: Airline Passenger Protection." Requires the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary to publish monthly reports regarding: (1) late flight arrivals; (2) a listing of the top 500 aviation markets; (3) lost and damaged baggage; (4) the percentage of cancelled flights; (5) the percentage of passengers bumped; (6) missed connections at hubs; and (7) the number of passenger complaints filed with the Department of Transportation. Mandates that: (1) such reports be made available to the public by any air carrier controlled ticket agent; (2) toll-free telephone numbers be established by air carriers and the Secretary for handling passenger complaints; and (3) that such telephone numbers accompany airline ticket purchases. Requires the Secretary to establish a telephone number system which provides airline passengers with comparative air carrier service information. Prohibits: (1) airline ticket sales unless the purchaser receives written notification regarding the air carrier's policy concerning cancellations and amenities; and (2) economically motivated flight cancellations. Requires air transportation advertisements to state whether availability is limited and whether restrictions apply. Prescribes guidelines for the air transportation of airline ticket holders if the issuing air carrier has become a bankrupt debtor since the ticket purchase. Sets forth time limits for: (1) processing lost or damaged baggage; and (2) purchase price refunds for certain airline tickets. Prohibits an air carrier from making available to a ticket agent certain computerized reservation system information on flight schedules and fares of twor or more carriers if the order in which the schedules appear is determined according to a specified format. Requires the Secretary to revise existing airline consumer complaint procedures of the Department of Transportation. Terminates this Act ten years after the date of enactment. Establishes civil penalties for violations including: (1) late performance reports; (2) false or misleading performance reports; or (3) economically-motivated flight cancellations.

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Timeline

1. 29 July 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 July 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 July 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 July 1987

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

5. 30 July 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Aviation Prior to Introduction (June 9 and 10, 87).

   Source: Committee

6. 30 July 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 30 July 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.

   Source: Committee

8. 4 August 1987

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 5 August 1987

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 5 August 1987

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 7 August 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 179.

    Source: Calendars

12. 7 August 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 100-293.

    Source: Committee

13. 7 August 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 100-293.

    Source: Committee

14. 5 October 1987

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

15. 5 October 1987

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

16. 5 October 1987

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

17. 6 October 1987

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 366.

    Source: Calendars

18. 30 October 1987

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hollings; Ford; Exon; Inouye; Danforth; Kassebaum; Packwood.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

19. 30 October 1987

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

20. 30 October 1987

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1485 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 88-5. Record Vote No: 361.

    Source: Floor

21. 3 November 1987

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

22. 18 November 1987

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Howard, Anderson, Mineta, Oberstar, Nowak, DeFazio, Hammerschmidt, Shuster, Stangeland, Gingrich, Dingell, Thomas Luken, Florio, Tauzin, Slattery, Sikorski, Lent, Whittaker, Bilirakis, Schaefer.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

23. 18 November 1987

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

24. 18 November 1987

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

25. 20 November 1987

    ResolvingDifferences

    Speaker Appointed Additional Conferees: Rodino, Edwards (CA) Glickman, Fish, Dannemeyer.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 15 June 1988

    Vote

    House Conferees Instructed by Yea-Nay Vote: 377 - 27 (Record Vote No: 184).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 10 August 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Speaker Appointed Additional Conferee: Rahall, Vice Howard, Deceased.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

Votes

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Documents

4 official files

• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 30 October 1987

  Open at official source

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 5 October 1987

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 7 August 1987

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 July 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Savage, Gus [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
• Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• FRED UPTON · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-24] · D · Cosponsor
• PETER VISCLOSKY · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3] · D · Cosponsor
• LOUISE SLAUGHTER · D · Cosponsor
• JOHN LEWIS · D · Cosponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. MacKay, Buddy [D-FL-6] · D · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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