3.0.0 1467 2023-01-11T13:35:41Z 2023-01-11T13:35:41Z House HR 2017-03-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 41 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 1467.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2020]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-10T19:42:02Z Referred to 2017-03-09T15:02:35Z Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights 115 1418 S 2017-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS SEAT Act of 2017 115 596 S 2017-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-10 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2017-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-03-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E300) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 2017-03-09 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2017-05-08 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2017-05-08 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-05-08 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2017-06-15 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2017-06-23 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2017-06-23 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2017-07-20 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2018-09-28 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Consumer affairs Department of Transportation Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-03-09 Introduced in House 2017-07-31T19:15:22Z Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 or the SEAT 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 Display Title SEAT Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations establishing minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced SEAT Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1467ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1467ih.xml 2017-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.