HR 16836 · 93th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code to protect airline ticket agents from liability for the usage of stolen airline tickets.

Introduced 1974-09-24· Sponsored by Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1974-09-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides that it shall be unlawful for any air carrier or any foreign air carrier to demand the payment of money from, or otherwise to assert legal liability against, a ticket agent for the usage by persons known or unknown of airline tickets stolen by persons known or unknown from said ticket agent, if: (1) said ticket agent was not a participant, directly or indirectly, in the theft of said tickets, and (2) said ticket agent has given notice to the carrier or a representative of the carrier of the fact of the theft and the identifying serial numbers of the stolen tickets. (Adds 49 U.S.C. 1388)…

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