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House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-148

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the National Transportation Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to address the needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents involving foreign air carriers.

H.R. 2476Introduced Sep 15, 1997Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Became law on Dec 16, 1997.

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Underwood D-GU
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 16, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-148.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2476.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2476, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

26 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 23 Democrats

3 of 26 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Corrine Brown (D-FL), Bob Clement (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), John Dingell (D-MI), John Duncan (R-TN), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jon Fox (R-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Tim Holden (D-PA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), William Lipinski (D-IL), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), James Oberstar (D-MN), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Pete Stark (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), James Traficant (D-OH), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Underwood.

Sponsor’s state and district

Guam in Congress · GU at-large district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.