United States · Bill · S
S. 1858 (101st)
Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989
Introduced
8 November 1989
Last action
8 November 1989 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Sponsors
Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue an order authorizing a covered air carrier to develop an air transportation plan which protects airline ticket holders in the event it becomes a debtor in bankruptcy proceedings after the ticket purchase date. Provides that if satisfactory plans have not been submitted by a specified deadline, the Secretary must promulgate regulations requiring all covered air carriers to provide air transportation for such ticket holders.
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Timeline
8 November 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
8 November 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Airline Bankruptcy Passenger Protection Act of 1989
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/1858
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/1858
- us · 101-s-1858 · source updated 26 August 2025