A bill to amend chapter 101 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for offenses relating to certain aviation reports and records.
Public Law 100-121 · H.R. 1163 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 30, 1987 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Glickman (D-KS-4)
Cosponsors (30): Rep. Edward Boland, Rep. James Slattery,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide criminal penalties for certain reporting and recordkeeping violations by air carriers.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Aviation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Sep 30, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-121.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 23, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 16, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 7, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jul 28, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 23, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 22, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 19, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jun 11, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- May 28, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- May 18, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 31, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Feb 25, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Feb 19, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.