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H.R. 4956 (101st)
To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
Introduced
5 June 1990
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Status
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Summary
Codifies existing Federal transportation law relating to: (1) the Department of Transportation; (2) the National Transportation Safety Board; (3) general and intermodal programs; (4) interstate commerce; (5) rail programs; (6) motor vehicle and driver programs; (7) aviation programs; (8) pipelines; (9) commercial space launch activities; (10) bills of lading; (11) contraband; (12) damage to transported property; (13) transportation of animals; (14) payments for inspection and quarantine services; and (15) medals of honor. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) ports of entry for civil aircraft; (2) customs violations, including public health, immigration, and controlled substances violations; (3) animal and plant quarantines; and (4) exempting mass transportation from Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction. Repeals various Acts of Congress relating to Federal transportation law.
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2 official files
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 16 October 1990
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 June 1990
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/4956
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/4956