3.0.0 596 2023-01-11T13:36:17Z 2023-01-11T13:36:17Z Senate S 2017-03-09 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-09T19:35:02Z 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 1467 HR 2017-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-03-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2017-03-09 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-03-09 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-03-09 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-03-09 True 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 Senate 2017-07-31T19:17:32Z 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 A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced SEAT Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s596is/xml/BILLS-115s596is.xml 2017-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.