US Congress House Bill 7177 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) , the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services to form a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The task force must develop recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation of air travel during the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as the resumption of full operations at airports and increased passenger air travel after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. DOT must establish a joint federal advisory committee to advise the task force to include developing and submitting policy recommendations to the task force regarding the recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines that the task force must develop. Additionally, DOT must publish the policy recommendations on a publicly accessible website.

Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2020

Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
2020-06-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2020-06-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-06-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-06-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-06-11	House	Introduced in House

HB2 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Received in the Senate.
SB3681 (Related) 2020-10-01 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7177/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7177/BILLS-116hr7177ih.pdf