US HB1549 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-3)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands provisions prohibiting discrimination against disabled individuals by an air carrier. Specifically, it enumerates certain actions that an air carrier must take or may not take with respect to a disabled individual. It also requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that disabled individuals traveling in air transportation are able to file complaints with DOT in response to disability-related discrimination and receive assistance from DOT through a hotline or comparable electronic means. The bill authorizes an aggrieved individual and the Department of Justice to bring a civil action for discrimination. The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall prescribe regulations setting forth minimum standards for aircraft with new or existing type certificates to ensure the accessibility of individuals with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs. The standards shall address, among other things, boarding and deplaning equipment, seating accommodations, lavatories, visually accessible announcements, and proper stowage of assistive devices in the cargo hold to prevent damage.
Title
Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. |
2019-03-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2019-03-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB669 (Same As) 2019-03-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Access Board
Administrative remedies
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Transportation and public works
Administrative remedies
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Transportation and public works
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1549/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1549/BILLS-116hr1549ih.pdf |