3.0.0 7128 2022-02-08T23:16:57Z 2022-02-08T23:16:57Z House HR 2020-06-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 105 (Monday, June 8, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASE:H.R. 7128.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H2377]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2020-06-09T15:18:42Z Referred to 2020-06-08T13:00:45Z 2020-06-09 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2020-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 N Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal-Indian relations Health promotion and preventive care Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-06-08 Introduced in House 2020-07-06T17:07:41Z Air Travel Public Health Emergency Protection Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to authorize states, territories of the United States, and Indian Tribes to implement reasonable guidelines and restrictions to ensure the public health and safety of air passengers and the public.

During a public health emergency such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), the FAA must allow these governmental entities to enforce the reasonable restrictions on the boarding of any air passengers, including pre-board tests (e.g., temperature or other rapid check for any communicable disease which is the subject of the public health emergency) and related denial of boarding. The reasonable restrictions must be implemented at the expense of the air carriers.

Additionally, during a public health emergency, the Department of Transportation must waive any grant assurance that conflicts with a reasonable restriction implemented by a state, territory, or Indian Tribe without an airport owner or operator submitting a request for such a waiver.

]]> Air Travel Public Health Emergency Protection Act Display Title Air Travel Public Health Emergency Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure the safety of air passengers and the public by authorizing States to implement reasonable guidelines and restrictions on passenger air travel, to amend title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Air Travel Public Health Emergency Protection Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7128ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7128ih.xml 2020-06-09 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.