To direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the legal requirements and policies followed by the Department of Transportation in deciding whether to approve international alliances between air carriers and foreign air carriers and grant exemptions from the antitrust laws in connection with such international alliances, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 3, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Comptroller General to study legal requirements and policies followed by the Department of Transportation in deciding whether to: (1) approve cooperative agreements between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (international alliances) to provide foreign air transportation; and (2) exempt such alliances from the U.S. antitrust laws.
Requires: (1) the Comptroller General to report to the Secretary and Congress study results, including any recommendations for authority or policy changes with respect to approving such alliances and granting such exemptions; and (2) the Secretary to issue a determination, after public comment, whether such changes will be adopted.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2009 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2009 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2009 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Jul 23, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E190-191)
- Feb 3, 2009Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Feb 3, 2009Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 3, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E190 | James L. Oberstar D-MN | Feb 3, 2009 |
Research
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Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-423 | REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: PERSPECTIVES OF AVIATION STAKEHOLDERS152 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 13, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-8 | THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2009622 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Feb 11, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the legal requirements and policies followed by the Department of Transportation in deciding whether to approve international alliances between air carriers and foreign air carriers and grant exemptions from the antitrust laws in connection with such international alliances, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
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