United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3831 (104th)
Aviation Safety Priority Act of 1996
Introduced
17 July 1996
Last action
29 July 1996 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sponsors
PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]
Subjects
Transport, Aviation
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Aviation Safety Priority Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give primary consideration to the safety and security of the commercial civil aviation industry. Repeals the requirement that the FAA encourage development of civil aeronautics and air commerce in and outside the United States.
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Timeline
17 July 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 July 1996 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 July 1996
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 July 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 July 1996
Sponsors
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3831
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3831
- us · 104-hr-3831 · source updated 21 August 2025