House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide for review of certain acquisitions of voting securities of air carriers, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 11, 1989
- Committee actionOct 18, 1989
- Passed HouseNov 1, 1989 · 301–113
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 6, 1989 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 355.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
29 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 23 Democrats
5 of 29 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), John Bryant (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Clement (D-TN), William Clinger (R-PA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), George Darden (D-GA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Martin Frost (D-TX), Pete Geren (D-TX), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ben Jones (D-GA), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), John Lewis (D-GA), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), L. Payne (D-VA), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Gus Savage (D-IL), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), James Traficant (D-OH), Tim Valentine (D-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.
- H.R. 5131 (101st) To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3671 (101st) To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program.
- H.R. 5732 (101st) Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990
- H.R. 1659 (101st) Aviation Security Act of 1989
- H.R. 5170 (101st) Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990
- H.R. 3774 (101st) Aging Aircraft Safety Act of 1990
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.