United States · Bill · S
S. 738 (101st)
Consumer Ticket Purchaser Protection Act of 1989
Introduced
10 April 1989
Last action
27 April 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Sponsors
Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]
Subjects
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Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Consumer Ticket Purchaser Protection Act of 1989 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to designate as the third ranking priority any unsecured individual claims (up to $900 each) for money paid to a transportation carrier for purchase of travel or transportation for personal or family use where the payment was made before such carrier filed for bankruptcy for transportation to be provided after such filing. Authorizes the bankruptcy court to provide for immediate repayment to such creditor.
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Timeline
10 April 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 April 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 1989
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 April 1989
Sponsors
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/738
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/738
- us · 101-s-738 · source updated 10 August 2026