A bill to amend the Clayton Act, and for other purposes.

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Bill Number

S 520

Introduced

Mar 13, 2001

Latest Action

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition .

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Cosponsors

Topics

Access to airports Affiliated corporations Airline passenger traffic Airlines Airports Antitrust law Auctions Commerce Competition Corporate mergers Monopolies New York City Restrictive trade practices Transportation and Public Works Virginia

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Summary

Prohibits an air carrier that operates more than 15 percent of the domestic available seat miles and holds or operates more than 20 percent of the slots at LaGuardia Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from owning or operating, in any two-hour period, more than 20 percent of such slots.

Directs an air carrier that owns or operates any excess slot to return such excess slot to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or sell such excess slot through an auction conducted by the FAA Administrator, within 60 days after enactment of this Act.

Actions

Mar 21, 2001

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition .
Mar 13, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2221)
Mar 13, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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