Air Carrier Access Act of 1986
Public Law 99-435 · S. 2703 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 2, 1986 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS)
Cosponsors (20): Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, Sen. Robert Byrd,
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.
Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from discriminating against handicapped persons.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations to ensure non-discriminatory treatment of such persons.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Oct 2, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-435.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 24, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 18, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Sep 8, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 15, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 13, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Aug 7, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jul 30, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.