US Congress House Bill 1467 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SEAT Act of 2017 Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations: establishing minimum standards for space on passenger aircraft, including the size, width, and pitch of seats, the amount of leg room, and the width of aisles on such aircraft for the safety and health of passengers; and requiring each air carrier to prominently display on its website the amount of space available for each passenger on aircraft it operates.

SEAT Act of 2017 Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2017-03-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-03-09	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E300)
2017-03-09	House	Introduced in House

SB596 (Same As) 2017-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB1418 (Related) 2017-06-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1467/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1467/BILLS-115hr1467ih.pdf