United States · Bill · S
S. 2168 (104th)
Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996
Introduced
30 September 1996
Last action
30 September 1996 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Sponsors
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Subjects
Transport, Aviation
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law regarding air commerce and safety to prescribe whistleblower protection guidelines for airline employees providing air safety information to the Federal government. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of such employees' protections.
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Timeline
30 September 1996
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
30 September 1996
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11981)
Source: IntroReferral
30 September 1996
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 30 September 1996 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 September 1996
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 September 1996
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 September 1996
Sponsors
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/2168
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/2168
- us · 104-s-2168 · source updated 21 August 2025