US Congress Senate Bill 596 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-09 - 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]

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

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1467 (Same As) 2017-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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/senate-bill/596/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s596/BILLS-115s596is.pdf