A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit the robbery and burglary of airline tickets, and to prohibit the transportation or use in interstate or foreign commerce of counterfeit, fictitious, altered, lost or stolen airline tickets.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 2, 1983)
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to take from another by force, violence, or intimidation certain airline tickets. Prohibits the burglary of airline tickets from an airline ticket facility. Limits such offense to instances where the value of such tickets is not less than $5,000 or the number of tickets stolen is not less than 100. Provides for a fine of up to $5,000 and imprisonment for up to ten years for theft, and up to five years for burglary.
Includes airline tickets within the prohibitions against transporting and selling stolen property.
What just happenedNov 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Who’s behind it
- Nov 7, 1983Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee - Nov 2, 1983IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Nov 2, 1983IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate