To amend the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992 with respect to the establishment of the National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry.
Public Law 103-13 · H.R. 904 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Apr 7, 1993 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN-8)
Cosponsors (5): Rep. Dick Gephardt, Rep. Norman Mineta,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992 with respect to the establishment of the National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Aviation Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Apr 7, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-13.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 26, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 23, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Oberstar moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- Mar 17, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 366 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Mar 2, 1993FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 367 - 43 (Roll no. 44).House roll call 44
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 1, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Feb 23, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Feb 22, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Feb 16, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.