US Congress Senate Bill 2769 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on April 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft. This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prohibit any air carrier that transports passengers by aircraft as a common carrier for compensation from reducing the size, width, padding, or pitch of seats; the amount of leg room per seat; or the width of aisles on such aircraft. The FAA must prescribe regulations: (1) establishing minimum standards for space for the safety, health, and comfort of aircraft passengers; and (2) requiring each air carrier to prominently display on its website the amount of space available for each passenger on aircraft it operates.

A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft.

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2769/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2769/BILLS-114s2769is.pdf