[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4490 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4490

  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations that 
 establish minimum dimensions for passenger seats on aircraft operated 
by any air carrier in the provision of interstate air transportation or 
         intrastate air transportation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2016

  Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations that 
 establish minimum dimensions for passenger seats on aircraft operated 
by any air carrier in the provision of interstate air transportation or 
         intrastate air transportation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Egress in Air Travel Act of 
2016'' or ``SEAT Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM PASSENGER SEAT DIMENSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary--
            (1) to establish minimum dimensions (including width, 
        length, and seat pitch) for passenger seats on aircraft 
        operated by any air carrier in the provision of interstate air 
        transportation or intrastate air transportation; and
            (2) for the safety and health of passengers.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) In general.--The terms defined in section 40102 of 
        title 49, United States Code, have, respectively, the 
        definitions given such terms in that section.
            (2) Seat pitch.--The term ``seat pitch'' means the distance 
        from any point on one seat to the same point on the seat in 
        front of or behind it.
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