US SB3473 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - 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]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - 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]
Summary
Requires air carriers (including foreign carriers) to ensure equal access to airline information and entertainment programming for all airline passengers regardless of their disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires open captioning and an American Sign Language option for persons with disabilities when the information and programming are available to passengers through shared video displays, such as a monitor located in a passenger access aisle; closed captioning and an American Sign Language option when the information and programming are available to passengers through individual video displays; video descriptions when the information and programming are available to passengers through individual video displays or shared video displays; an aural public address announcement in textual format through individual video displays or shared video displays; and control systems for video displays to have a nonvisual operating option. A civil action may be brought in a U.S. District Court against an air carrier for violations of these requirements. The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board must set forth the minimum technical criteria for individual video displays to ensure that they include a mechanism that allows persons with disabilities to operate the displays nonvisually.
Title
Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Subjects
Access Board
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Disability and paralysis
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Internet and video services
Transportation and public works
Transportation safety and security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Disability and paralysis
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Internet and video services
Transportation and public works
Transportation safety and security
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3473/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3473/BILLS-116s3473is.pdf |
